Assessing the Validity and Reliability of a Questionnaire on Dietary Fibre-related Knowledge in a Turkish Student Population

Authors

  • Melike S Deniz Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Yeditepe University
  • Ayten A Alsaffar School of Applied Sciences, Ozyegin University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v31i4.20048

Keywords:

Dietary fibre, Questionnaire, Reliability, Validity, Turkey

Abstract

This study aimed to validate a questionnaire on dietary fibre (DF)-related knowledge in a Turkish student population. Participants (n=360) were either undergraduate students who have taken a nutrition course for 14 weeks (n=174) or those in another group who have not taken such a nutrition course (n=186). Testretest reliability, internal reliability, and construct validity of the questionnaire were determined. Overall internal reliability (Cronbachs alpha=0.90) and test-retest reliability (0.90) were high. Significant differences (p<0.001) between the scores of the two groups of students indicated that the questionnaire had satisfactory construct validity. It was found that one-fifth of the students were unsure of the correct answer for any item, and 52.5% of them were not aware that DF had to be consumed on a daily basis. Only 36.4 to 44.2% of the students were able to correctly identify the food sources of DF.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v31i4.20048

J HEALTH POPUL NUTR 2013 Dec; 31(4): 497-503

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Published

2014-08-17

How to Cite

Deniz, M. S., & Alsaffar, A. A. (2014). Assessing the Validity and Reliability of a Questionnaire on Dietary Fibre-related Knowledge in a Turkish Student Population. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 31(4), 497–503. https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v31i4.20048

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Review Article