Validation of the comprehensive feeding practices questionnaire in parents of preschool children in Brazil

dc.citation.volume16
dc.contributor.authorWarkentin, Sarah [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorMais, Lais Amaral [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorDias de Oliveira Latorre, Maria do Rosario
dc.contributor.authorCarnell, Susan
dc.contributor.authorde Aguiar Carrazedo Taddei, Jose Augusto [UNIFESP]
dc.coverageLondon
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-14T13:44:12Z
dc.date.available2020-08-14T13:44:12Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractBackground: Recent national surveys in Brazil have demonstrated a decrease in the consumption of traditional food and a parallel increase in the consumption of ultra-processed food, which has contributed to a rise in obesity prevalence in all age groups. Environmental factors, especially familial factors, have a strong influence on the food intake of preschool children, and this has led to the development of psychometric scales to measure parents' feeding practices. The aim of this study was to test the validity of a translated and adapted Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire in a sample of Brazilian preschool-aged children enrolled in private schools. Methods: A transcultural adaptation process was performed in order to develop a modified questionnaire (43 items). After piloting, the questionnaire was sent to parents, along with additional questions about family characteristics. Test-retest reliability was assessed in one of the schools. Factor analysis with oblique rotation was performed. Internal reliability was tested using Cronbach's alpha and correlations between factors, discriminant validity using marker variables of child's food intake, and convergent validity via correlations with parental perceptions of perceived responsibility for feeding and concern about the child's weight were also performed. Results: The final sample consisted of 402 preschool children. Factor analysis resulted in a final questionnaire of 43 items distributed over 6 factors. Cronbach alpha values were adequate (0.74 to 0.88), between-factor correlations were low, and discriminant validity and convergent validity were acceptable. Conclusions: The modified CFPQ demonstrated significant internal reliability in this urban Brazilian sample. Scale validation within different cultures is essential for a more comprehensive understanding of parental feeding practices for preschoolers.en
dc.description.affiliationFed Univ Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Discipline Nutrol, Dept Pediat, Rua Loefgreen 1647, BR-04040032 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Sao Paulo, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationJohns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Div Child & Adolescent Psychiat, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
dc.description.affiliationUnifespFed Univ Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Discipline Nutrol, Dept Pediat, Rua Loefgreen 1647, BR-04040032 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES), Brasilia (DF), Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Institute of Health (NIH)
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Pesquisa (CNPq)
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dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3282-8
dc.identifier.citationBmc Public Health. London, v. 16, p. -, 2016.
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-016-3282-8
dc.identifier.fileWOS000379962800004.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/57535
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000379962800004
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBiomed Central Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofBmc Public Health
dc.rightsAcesso aberto
dc.subjectChild nutritionen
dc.subjectFeeding behavioren
dc.subjectFood consumptionen
dc.subjectPreschool childen
dc.subjectValidation studiesen
dc.subjectParent-child relationsen
dc.titleValidation of the comprehensive feeding practices questionnaire in parents of preschool children in Brazilen
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