Development and validation testing of a weight management nutrition knowledge questionnaire for adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Because no validated tool exists to assess nutrition knowledge regarding weight management we developed and tested the Weight Management Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire (WMNKQ).

Subjects/methods

The questionnaire assesses nutrition knowledge in these categories: energy density of food, portion size/serving size, alcohol and sugar sweetened beverages, how food variety affects food intake, and reliable nutrition information sources. In total 60 questions were reviewed by 6 experts for face validity and quantitative analysis was used to assess item difficulty, item discrimination, internal consistency, inter-item-correlation, test-retest reliability, construct validity, criterion validity, and convergent validity.

Results

The final WMNKQ contained

SUBMITTER: Mikhail D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8038421 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature