Assessment Tools Flashcards
What is a FFQ
Obtains intake of food and bev over 1 month - 1 year
What is a food diary?
Obtains details intake of food and bev over 3-7 days
What is a 24 hour recall?
Structured interview 20-60 min of food and bev in past 24 hours
FFQ advantages
Self administered, low cost, less time burden
FFQ disadvantages
Reliant on memory, overestimation, requires literacy
24 hour recall advantages
Low respondent burden, no literacy required, time efficient
24 hour recall disadvantages
Social desirability bias, unable to account for day to day variances
Food diary advantages
Self administered, recorded in real time and not reliant on memory, cost effective
Food diary disadvantages
High burden, literacy required
What is a Diet History?
24 hour recall + mini FFQ. Used mostly in clinics
Advantages of a diet history
Low burden, quantitative and qual data, very detailed
Diet history disadvantages
Costly, recall bias