Quality and validity of diet quality indices for use in Australian contexts: a systematic review

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العنوان: Quality and validity of diet quality indices for use in Australian contexts: a systematic review
المؤلفون: Mui Siew Tan, Ho Ching Cheung, Erynn McAuley, Lynda J. Ross, Helen L. MacLaughlin
المصدر: British Journal of Nutrition. 128:2021-2045
بيانات النشر: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2021.
سنة النشر: 2021
مصطلحات موضوعية: Nutrition and Dietetics, Health Status, Australia, Reproducibility of Results, Medicine (miscellaneous), Diet, Mediterranean, Nutrition Policy
الوصف: Diet quality indices (DQIs) are tools used to evaluate the overall diet quality against dietary guidelines or known healthy dietary patterns. This review aimed to evaluate DQIs and their validation processes to facilitate decision making in the selection of appropriate DQI for use in Australian contexts. A search of CINAHL, PubMed and Scopus electronic databases was conducted for studies published between January 2010 and May 2020, which validated a DQI, measuring > 1 dimension of diet quality (adequacy, balance, moderation, variety) and was applicable to the Australian context. Data on constructs, scoring, weighting and validation methods (construct validity, criterion validity, reliability and reproducibility) were extracted and summarised. The quality of the validation process was evaluated using COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments Risk of Bias and Joanna Briggs Appraisal checklists. The review identified twenty-seven indices measuring adherence to: national dietary guidelines (n 13), Mediterranean Diet (n 8) and specific population recommendations and chronic disease risk (n 6). Extensiveness of the validation process varied widely across and within categories. Construct validity was the most strongly assessed measurement property, while evaluation of measurement error was frequently inadequate. DQIs should capture multiple dimensions of diet quality, possess a reliable scoring system and demonstrate adequate evidence in their validation framework to support use in the intended context. Researchers need to understand the limitations of newly developed DQIs and interpret results in view of the validation evidence. Future research on DQIs is indicated to improve evaluation of measurement error, reproducibility and reliability.
تدمد: 1475-2662
0007-1145
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::38a0a261831a0334283dc0d9a85fa7af
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114521004943
حقوق: OPEN
رقم الأكسشن: edsair.doi.dedup.....38a0a261831a0334283dc0d9a85fa7af
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE