Development and testing of the FRESH Foods Survey to assess food pantry clients' dietary behaviours and correlates.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To use cognitive interviewing and pilot testing to develop a survey instrument feasible for administering in the food pantry setting to assess daily intake frequency from several major food groups and dietary correlates (e.g. fruit and vegetable barriers) - the FRESH Foods Survey.

Design

New and existing survey items were adapted and refined following cognitive interviews. After piloting the survey with food pantry users in the USA, preliminary psychometric and construct validity analyses were performed.

Setting

Three US food banks and accompanying food pantries in Atlanta, GA, San Diego, CA, and Buffalo, NY.

Participants

Food pantry clients (n 246), mostly female (68 %), mean age 54·5 (sd 14·7) years.

Results

Measures of dietary correlates per

SUBMITTER: Calloway EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6642022 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature