Abstract

MONCUNILL, Irma Alicia; BELLA, Marcela  and  CORNEJO, Lila Susana. Food consumption during the school playtime. Design and validation of a survey instrument. Odontoestomatología [online]. 2016, vol.18, n.28, pp.30-38. ISSN 0797-0374.

Abstract Objective: To develop and validate a diagnostic tool for food consumption patterns in children’s school playtime to contextualize health-promotion strategies. Method: The content was developed according to information obtained with other instruments in this context. The iconographic format was prioritized in the options. Validation included a panel of experts, a validity of field test and Cronbach alpha coefficient. Results: The instrument was modified by removing a question of desirability bias and the spatial distribution of icons and words to avoid reiteration bias; we added new products, suggested by the panel of experts. The children of the first school cycle showed difficulty in the reading comprehension of slogans, which they overcame by modifying the font and the way the test was applied, thus giving greater viability to the test. Conclusion: The application of an instrument to survey food habits adapted to the psycho-cultural-cognitive potential of respondents provided a valid diagnosis to design contextualized health-promoting strategies

Keywords : food preferences; food habits; food consumption; child.

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