The National Cancer Institute's Dietary Assessment Primer: A Resource for Diet Research

Overview

Journal J Acad Nutr Diet

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Nutritional Sciences

Date 2015 Oct 1

PMID 26422452

Citations 151

Authors

Frances E Thompson

Sharon I Kirkpatrick

Amy F Subar

Jill Reedy

TusaRebecca E Schap

Magdalena M Wilson

Susan M Krebs-Smith

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Abstract

This monograph describes the National Cancer Institute's Dietary Assessment Primer, a web resource developed to help researchers choose the best available dietary assessment approach to achieve their research objective. All self-report instruments have error, but understanding the nature of that error can lead to better assessment, analysis, and interpretation of results. The Primer includes profiles of the major self-report dietary assessment instruments, including guidance on the best uses of each instrument; discussion of validation and measurement error generally and with respect to each instrument; guidance for choosing a dietary assessment approach for different research questions; and additional resources, such as a glossary, references, and overviews of specific/important issues in the field. This monograph also describes some future research needs in the field of dietary assessment.

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