DIetary ASSessment (DIASS) Study : Design of an Evaluation Study to Assess Validity, Usability and Perceived Burden of an Innovative Dietary Assessment Methodology

During recent years, the integration of technology has substantially improved self-reported dietary assessment methods, such as food frequency questionnaires (FFQ), food records, and 24-h recalls. To further reduce measurement error, additional innovations are urgently needed. Memory-related measurement error is one of the aspects that warrants attention, which is where new smart-phone technologies and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) approaches provide a unique opportunity. In this article, we describe the DIASS study, which was designed to evaluate an innovative 2-h recall (2hR) smartphone-based methodology, against traditional 24-h recalls, FFQ, and biomarkers, to assess both actual and habitual dietary intake. It is hypothesized that a 2-h reporting window decreases reliance on memory and reporting burden, and increases data accuracy. We included 215 men (28%) and women (72%), with a mean ± SD age of 39 ± 19 years and a mean ± SD BMI of 23.8 ± 4.0. Most participants were highly educated (58%). Response rates for the various dietary assessment methods were >90%. Besides the evaluation of the accuracy, usability, and perceived burden of the 2hR methodology, the study set-up also allows for (further) evaluation of the other administrated dietary assessment tools.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Lucassen, Desiree A., Brouwer-Brolsma, Elske M., Slotegraaf, Anne I., Kok, Esther, Feskens, Edith J.M.
Format:	Article/Letter to editor biblioteca
Language:	English
Subjects:	Diet quality, Dietary assessment, EMA, FFQ, Nutritional biomarkers, Recall, Technology, Validation,
Online Access:	https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/dietary-assessment-diass-study-design-of-an-evaluation-study-to-a
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