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- Title
Development and Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Evaluating the Nutritional Status of Patients with Cancer.
- Authors
Lee, Se-A; Choi, Hyo-Kyoung; Park, Seon-Joo; Lee, Hae-Jeung
- Abstract
Patients with cancer need to maintain proper nutritional status to overcome cancer, alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy, and prevent a recurrence. As such, it is necessary to manage nutritional status. This study aimed to develop a dish-based semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to evaluate the nutritional status of patients with cancer and assess the validity of the FFQ. A total of 109 dish items were selected through contribution and variability analyses using the 2016–2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. The FFQ was validated against the average 3-day dietary records of 100 patients with cancer. Pearson correlation coefficients and quartile agreements between FFQ and 3-day dietary records were calculated for intake of energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients. Age and energy-adjusted Pearson correlation coefficients ranged from 0.20 (iron) to 0.54 (potassium). The percentage of participants who were classified into the same or adjacent quartile between the FFQ and the 3-day dietary record ranged from 68% (protein) to 81% (energy, dietary fiber). The results suggest that the FFQ is an appropriate tool for assessing nutritional status in Korean cancer patients.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; EXPERIMENTAL design; CANCER patient psychology; DIETARY fiber; NUTRITIONAL assessment; RESEARCH methodology; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; FOOD consumption; IRON; FOOD diaries; NUTRITIONAL requirements; IRON in the body; POTASSIUM; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; MICRONUTRIENTS
- Publication
Nutrients, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 4, p1009
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu15041009