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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-12-11
pubmed:abstractText
Numerous factors affect the reproducibility and validity of dietary assessment questionnaires. Although the respondents' abilities to respond accurately are most frequently discussed as the cause of apparently poor reproducibility and validity, many other factors are as important and perhaps more important. Most of these other factors are under the control of the investigator, and thus are amenable to improvement. Factors which may affect reproducibility included the degree of variability permitted by the instrument, the error-proneness of the response format, quality control of coding and keying and real dietary change in the time between the two administrations of the questionnaire. Factors affecting real or apparent validity include respondent characteristics, questionnaire design and quantification, quality control, and the adequacy of the reference data. The implications of inadequate reference data are illustrated and discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-9165
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1133-8; discussion 1231-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Issues in reproducibility and validity of dietary studies.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review