Development and validation of a nutrition knowledge questionnaire for a Canadian population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study aimed to develop and validate a nutrition knowledge questionnaire in a sample of French Canadians from the province of Quebec, taking into account dietary guidelines.

Design

A thirty-eight-item questionnaire was developed by the research team and evaluated for content validity by an expert panel, and then administered to respondents. Face validity and construct validity were measured in a pre-test. Exploratory factor analysis and covariance structure analysis were performed to verify the structure of the questionnaire and identify problematic items. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were evaluated through a validation study.

Setting

Online survey.

Subjects

Six nutrition and psychology experts, fifteen registered dietit

SUBMITTER: Bradette-Laplante M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261344 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature