Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a questionnaire on eating habits and physical activity of university students in confinement due to coronavirus disease.
Public Health Nutr
; : 1-7, 2022 Mar 31.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1921537
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of the current study was to cross-culturally adapt and validate an online questionnaire to assess eating habits and physical activity of university students under confinement due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19).DESIGN:
Generation of a cross-sectional online survey to university students conducted during confinement due to COVID-19. The study was divided into two phases. SETTINGS Students, Chile.PARTICIPANTS:
Phase 1 considered the process of translation and back translation, expert panel, cultural adaptation and the generation of a pilot to validate a preliminary format of the questionnaire. In Phase 2, information from the instrument was collected from two hundred and sixty-eight university students, ages 16 to 30 years old, with a mean age of 21·6 (3·3) The major proportion of participants were female (82 %).RESULTS:
The adapted questionnaire was statistically validated in three dimensions (A) eating habits and behaviours during quarantine, (B) perception of risk and (C) physical activity changes during the quarantine. The reliability of Cronbach's α for dimensions A, B and C was 0·59, 0·85 and 0·97, respectively. The complete questionnaire obtained 0·61 in internal consistency and 0·61 (0·58-0·67) ICC reliability. A statistically significant positive correlation matrix was observed.CONCLUSIONS:
This questionnaire is a practical tool to obtain accurate information about the relation of COVID-19 confinement on people's eating habits and physical activity. Therefore, it could contribute to establishing appropriate strategies to prevent negative effects on people's health.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Public Health Nutr
Journal subject:
Nutritional Sciences
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Public Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S1368980022000805
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