Computerized dietary assessments compare well with interviewer administered diet histories for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the primary healthcare setting

Authors

Y. C. Probst, University of WollongongFollow
S. Faraji, University of WollongongFollow
M. Batterham, University of WollongongFollow
D. G. Steel, University of WollongongFollow
Linda C. Tapsell, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

22568

Publication Details

This article originally published as Probst, Y C, Faraji, S, Batterham, M, Steel, D G & Tapsell L C, Computerized dietary assessments compare well with interviewer administered diet histories for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the primary healthcare setting, Patient Education and Counseling, 72(1), 2008, 49-55. Copyright Elsevier 2008.

Abstract

Using a context-based case-control trial, 41 adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus were randomized into four groups to complete dietary assessments (computerized or interviewer administered) at 0, 2 and 8 weeks and food records at 0 and 2 weeks. Repeatability of reported energy, total fat, saturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids between the computerized and interviewer administered methods were assessed using repeated measures ANOVA. Paired t-tests and Pearson's correlations determined relative validity of the assessments.