Validating and Investigating Reliability of Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire

Saeid Doaei; Naser Kalantari; Maryam Gholamalizadeh; Bahram Rashidkhani

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Validating and Investigating Reliability of Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire

Author(s):

Saeid Doaei^1,*,

Naser Kalantari²,

Maryam Gholamalizadeh³,

Bahram Rashidkhani²

1Department of Nutrition, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3Department of Nutrition, School of health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 15, issue 3; e93066

Published online:Oct 30, 2012

Article type:Research Article

Received:Apr 21, 2011

Accepted:Jul 11, 2011

How to Cite:Saeid DoaeiNaser KalantariMaryam GholamalizadehBahram RashidkhaniValidating and Investigating Reliability of Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire.Zahedan J Res Med Sci.15(3):e93066.

Abstract

Background : The present research aims to validate and discuss the reliability of Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ).
Materials and Methods : In this cross-sectional study, 150 mothers with 3-6 year old children in the city of Rasht were selected through cluster random sampling from the public and private kindergartens in 2010. After being confident about the translation validity, the degree of validation (content and structure) and validity (test-retest reliability and internal consistency) of the questionnaire was examined.
Results : The degree of validation of questionnaire content, except questions 2, 16 and 46, was at a high level and these three questions were omitted. The method of the consistency of factors and total scores of the questionnaire was used to study the validation of structure, which was satisfactory and varied between 0.30-0.72. The validity of questionnaire was examined through test-retest and Cronbach's alpha methods. The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) was between 0.80-0.91 and Cronbach's alpha was between 0.80-0.90.
Conclusion : In general, the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ) was proved to be valid and with respect to the results obtained from the present research, it can be used in the research on child diet.

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