Development and Validation of the Food Acceptability Questionnaire
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The Food Acceptability Questionnaire (FAQ) is a self-report measure of palatability, ease of preparation, satisfaction, and perceived benefits and adverse effects related to a prescribed or self-selected diet. This study intends to develop a reliable and valid food acceptability questionnaire for use in clinical studies in which dietary interventions are administered.
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Detailed Description
Two hundred adult participants who follow a therapeutic diet will be recruited from the Washington DC area. Participants will be asked to rate their impression on the foods that they were eating in the past two weeks. Fifty participants will be chosen at random and asked to complete the questionnaire a second time, three weeks later, to assess reliability. Ratings will be used to assess the validity and reliability of the Food Acceptability Questionnaire (FAQ).
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants must be older than 18 years and follow any kind of therapeutic diet.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Those who have difficulty eating by themselves will be excluded. No vulnerable subjects will be included.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
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| 1 | Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine | Washington | District of Columbia | United States | 20016 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Neal Barnard, MD, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
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- Stunkard AJ, Messick S. The three-factor eating questionnaire to measure dietary restraint, disinhibition and hunger. J Psychosom Res. 1985;29(1):71-83.
- White MA, Whisenhunt BL, Williamson DA, Greenway FL, Netemeyer RG. Development and validation of the food-craving inventory. Obes Res. 2002 Feb;10(2):107-14.
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