Evaluation of new computerized method for recording 7-day food intake in IDDM patients.
Diabetes Care
; 14(7): 602-4, 1991 Jul.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1914803
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate a new computerized method for recording 7-day food intake. RESEARCH DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
Randomized crossover trial was conducted with patients recording the amount and type of every food and drink consumed during a week by either a computerized device (Food-meter) or recording the data in a diary. Each method was applied twice. Twenty-one insulin-dependent diabetic patients (mean +/- SD age 25 +/- 9 yr) were studied.RESULTS:
The two methods showed very good agreement in the evaluation of the patients' diets (1792 +/- 408 vs. 1764 +/- 436 kcal/day, 84 +/- 19 vs. 82 +/- 21 g/day protein, 68 +/- 22 vs. 67 +/- 23 g/day fat, 210 +/- 60 vs. 207 +/- 58 g/day carbohydrate with the conventional and computerized methods, respectively). The variability between the methods and the variability within each method were of similar magnitude.CONCLUSIONS:
The Food-meter represents a useful tool for computerizing the 7-day food record. The method is easy, reliable, and time saving. Moreover, it minimizes the risk of transcriptional errors.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Patient Participation
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Computer Systems
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
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Eating
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Diabetes Care
Year:
1991
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italia