Design and development of an instrument to measure overall lifestyle habits for epidemiological research: the Mediterranean Lifestyle (MEDLIFE) index.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To design and develop a questionnaire that can account for an individual's adherence to a Mediterranean lifestyle including the assessment of diet and physical activity patterns, as well as social interaction.

Design

The Mediterranean Lifestyle (MEDLIFE) index was created based on the current Spanish Mediterranean food guide pyramid. MEDLIFE is a twenty-eight-item derived index consisting of questions about food consumption (fifteen items), traditional Mediterranean dietary habits (seven items) and physical activity, rest and social interaction habits (six items). Linear regression models and Spearman rank correlation were fitted to assess content validity and internal consistency.

Setting

A subset of participants in the Aragon Workers' Health Study cohort (

SUBMITTER: Sotos-Prieto M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271565 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature