Respondents' evaluation of the 24-h dietary recall method (EPIC-Soft) in the EFCOVAL Project.
Eur J Clin Nutr
; 65 Suppl 1: S29-37, 2011 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To improve participation rate, accuracy and respondents' compliance, it is important to know the respondents' viewpoint.OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate respondents' preferences and perception about the EPIC-Soft (the software developed to conduct 24-h dietary recalls (24-HDRs) in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study) 24-HDR interviews and to compare these preferences and perception between population groups (for example, between genders).DESIGN:
Data were collected in Belgium, Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands and Norway in 2007. Two 24-HDRs (face-to-face and telephone administered) were conducted using EPIC-Soft. An evaluation questionnaire on different study aspects was completed by the respondents.SETTING:
Data were collected in the European Food Consumption Validation Study.SUBJECTS:
A convenience sample of 600 apparently healthy men and women, 45-65 years old and including all educational levels, were recruited (120 subjects per country). Differences among population groups were compared by means of the χ (2)-test.RESULTS:
A total of 585 respondents completed the evaluation questionnaire. In all, 88% experienced problems only to a low degree when answering face-to-face and telephone-administered 24-HDR using EPIC-Soft. A total of 15% would have preferred help of another person during the face-to-face interview in the study center (mainly men P < 0.001). Significantly, more subjects in the Netherlands and in Norway preferred two telephone (instead of face-to-face) interviews compared with the other countries (P<0.001).CONCLUSION:
Most subjects only experienced problems to a low degree during the EPIC-Soft interviews. Differences in preferences and capabilities to answer the EPIC-Soft interviews were identified between population groups (for example, gender differences). Therefore, the methods and the design to be used in a survey should be adapted according to the study population, so as to optimize response rate and compliance.
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Assunto principal:
Registros de Dieta
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Inquéritos sobre Dietas
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Entrevistas como Assunto
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Cooperação do Paciente
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Comportamento do Consumidor
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Dieta
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Clin Nutr
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Bélgica