Cardiovascular (CV) Risk, Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders, Weight Management
Conditions
Keywords
diet quality, nutrition counseling, Healthy Eating Index, food photography, validation
Brief summary
The study design for Perceptions and Learning About a Diet Tool (PLATE) was a prospective online dietary intake survey in adults engaged in ambulatory nutrition counseling.
Detailed description
Adults over the age of 18 years who attended a nutrition counseling visit in the health system's outpatient clinics within the past six months and who had agreed to be contacted for potential research participation were eligible. Monthly reports from the electronic health record of patients from nutrition counseling visits were used to identify potential participants. A link to the study consent form and surveys was sent to these patients by email.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of Pennsylvania
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults who attended a nutrition counseling visit at Penn Medicine within past 6 months
Exclusion criteria
* No nutrition counseling visit within past 6 months, age \< 18 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptability of cellphone photos | 3 days | survey questions about ease of use of cellphone for photos, comfort sending photos to study team, preference for food photos for diet intake reporting in the future on Likert scale. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Test-retest replicability | 4-10 days | Diet screening tool, Penn Healthy Diet-Goals (PHD-G), is a 36-item self-report survey of food groups based on Healthy Eating Index and food examples from NHANES. The tool is completed once by the participant independently and then a second time by assistance of study personnel during a phone call4-10 days later. |
| Validity of Penn Healthy Diet-Goals (PHD-G) survey relative to 3-day food record. | 4-10 days between first food record day and following PHD-G. | Food groups reported on PHD-G survey will be compared to those reported in the food record. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed