Development and Validation of a Short Questionnaire Assessing the Behavior of Local Food Procurement in Quebec, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Very few validated instruments, particularly screening tools applicable to large-cohort studies, are available to assess the behavior of local food procurement.

Objective

The aim was to develop and validate a short questionnaire that measures local food procurement in a sample of French-speaking adults from Quebec, Canada, and to assess the association between local food-procurement behavior and diet quality.

Methods

A comprehensive questionnaire developed previously to measure local food procurement [Locavore-Index (Locavore-I)] was simplified through a series of steps that included face-validity, exploratory factor analysis, and reliability testing (internal consistency). Construct validity of the resulting short Locavore-I Short Form (Locavore-I-SF) was

SUBMITTER: Mercier AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9470036 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature