Construcción y validación de un cuestionario para medir conductas y hábitos alimentarios en usuarios de la atención primaria de salud

Abstract

To identify behaviors and habits of the population is critical to establish appropriate strategies and tools to promote changes inappropriate practices. The aim of this study was to develop a reliable tool to quantify and determine eating habits both in individuals and in the population. Based on the survey validated by Pardo in 2004, a group of students of 3rd year of Nutrition and Dietetics took a survey of 44 items, which was applied to a sample of 402 subjects (220 women and 180 males) whose average age was 30.2 ± 24.7 years. The questionnaire showed acceptable reliability (α-Cronbach=0.792), establishing 11 dimensions with 38 questions. Females showed a significantly higher average total score compared to males (p<0.001). In conclusion, implementation and validation of the questionnaire allows us to contribute a low-cost tool to know the intimate aspects of the behavior of people attending public health centers.