TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving Quality of Food Frequency Questionnaire Response in Low-Income Mexican American Children
AU - Garcia-Dominic, Oralia
AU - Treviño, Roberto P.
AU - Echon, Roger M.
AU - Mobley, Connie
AU - Block, Torin
AU - Bizzari, Ansam
AU - Michalek, Joel
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (1 R18 DK073094-01), the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, and the CDC Steps to a Healthier San Antonio grant. The BKFFQ and BKScreener were developed by and are owned by NutritionQuest, Berkeley, California. NutritionQuest conducted the nutrient analysis of both tools.
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - The authors evaluated the validity and reliability of the Block Kids Food Frequency Questionnaire (BKFFQ) and the Block Kid Screener (BKScreener) in Mexican American children living along the Texas-Mexico border who participated in the National Institutes of Health-funded Proyecto Bienestar Laredo. The Bienestar/NEEMA health program is a school-based diabetes and obesity control program, and the Proyecto Bienestar Laredo is the translation of the Bienestar/NEEMA health program to 38 elementary schools in Laredo, Texas. Par ticipants included 2,376 eight-year-old boys (48%) and girls (52%) from two school districts in Laredo. Two Food Frequency Questionnaire (BKFFQ and BKScreener) dietary intakes were collected, and an expert panel of nutritionist assigned a classification response quality of "Good," "Questionable," and "Poor," based on playfulness (systematic or nonrandom) patterns and completion rates. In addition, both instruments were assessed for reliability (test-retest) in 138 students from a San Antonio School District. Children's height, weight, percentage body fat, reported family history of diabetes, and Texas Assessments of Knowledge and Skills in reading and mathematics scores were collected. This study showed that for Mexican American children living along the Texas-Mexico border, within the time constraints of the classroom, BKScreener yielded better data than the BKFFQ.
AB - The authors evaluated the validity and reliability of the Block Kids Food Frequency Questionnaire (BKFFQ) and the Block Kid Screener (BKScreener) in Mexican American children living along the Texas-Mexico border who participated in the National Institutes of Health-funded Proyecto Bienestar Laredo. The Bienestar/NEEMA health program is a school-based diabetes and obesity control program, and the Proyecto Bienestar Laredo is the translation of the Bienestar/NEEMA health program to 38 elementary schools in Laredo, Texas. Par ticipants included 2,376 eight-year-old boys (48%) and girls (52%) from two school districts in Laredo. Two Food Frequency Questionnaire (BKFFQ and BKScreener) dietary intakes were collected, and an expert panel of nutritionist assigned a classification response quality of "Good," "Questionable," and "Poor," based on playfulness (systematic or nonrandom) patterns and completion rates. In addition, both instruments were assessed for reliability (test-retest) in 138 students from a San Antonio School District. Children's height, weight, percentage body fat, reported family history of diabetes, and Texas Assessments of Knowledge and Skills in reading and mathematics scores were collected. This study showed that for Mexican American children living along the Texas-Mexico border, within the time constraints of the classroom, BKScreener yielded better data than the BKFFQ.
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U2 - 10.1177/1524839911405847
DO - 10.1177/1524839911405847
M3 - Article
C2 - 21525418
AN - SCOPUS:84868022604
SN - 1524-8399
VL - 13
SP - 763
EP - 771
JO - Health promotion practice
JF - Health promotion practice
IS - 6
ER -
