A multi-perspective focus-group approach to revise items in a dietary self-efficacy scale for older Taiwanese adults.
Collegian
; 22(1): 83-90, 2015.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26285412
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To revise items in the Cardiac Diet Self-Efficacy Scale, Chinese version (CDSE-C) using focus groups.BACKGROUND:
There is limited literature on using focus groups with older adults as well as nursing and nutrition professionals to revise a questionnaire.METHODS:
A qualitative research with multi-perspective focus-group approach was used from February through June 2009. Four serial focus groups were conducted including two focus groups of older adults from Taipei County (n = 6) and Yilan County (n = 6), one group of 5 nursing professionals, and one group of 4 nutritionists.RESULTS:
Serial focus group discussions added one category to the CDSE-C (reducing salt) and 3 items, resulting in an 18-item scale with six categories healthy eating behaviors, reducing fat and cholesterol, resisting relapse, increasing fiber and vegetable, reducing sugar, and reducing salt.CONCLUSIONS:
This revised measure can serve as a reliable tool for assessing older Chinese adults' healthy eating self-efficacy to evaluate and improve nutritional status in this population.
Buscar no Google
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estado Nutricional
/
Grupos Focais
/
Autoeficácia
/
Comportamento Alimentar
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
/
Prevalence_studies
/
Qualitative_research
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
/
Aged
/
Aged80
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
/
Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article