Completion Rates for Ecological Momentary Assessments of Food Intake During Pregnancy and Post Partum: Descriptive Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The collection of dietary behavior data is crucial in childbearing populations. In addition to observed inequities in perinatal dietary intake and quality, burdensome assessment methods (eg, 24-h dietary recall) may limit research participation for some groups. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is associated with reduced recall bias and participant convenience, but there is a dearth of studies with diverse cohorts.

Objective

Our aim is to describe participant completion of food intake items in EMA surveys, overall and across individual characteristics (eg, prepregnancy BMI).

Methods

Using secondary EMA data from participants in a longitudinal study, we report average completion rates of survey items regarding dietary behavior (eg, number of meals eaten

SUBMITTER: Sanders SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12507379 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature