Development and Validation of a Brief Food Noise Questionnaire
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 400
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Scores on the Food Noise Questionnaire
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of the research is to develop and test the reliability and validity of a brief questionnaire to measure food noise.
Detailed Description
Currently and to our knowledge, there are no validated questionnaires to assess food noise. The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a brief food noise questionnaire. A total of 400 participants will be asked to complete the new food noise questionnaire. A subsample will also be asked to complete the questionnaire a second time to evaluate test-retest reliability. A separate subsample will also complete additional questionnaires to test convergent and discriminant validity.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Cross Sectional
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •This study is open to adults (aged 18 years and above) who reside in the United States.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Individuals who do not provide informed consent will not progress to the survey questions
- •Individuals who are currently participating in a weight loss program
- •Individuals who have a BMI lower than 18.5 kg/m2
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Scores on the Food Noise Questionnaire
Time Frame: The Food Noise Questionnaire (FNQ) was completed once as part of a larger online survey. The entire online survey was completed in approximately 30 to 45 minutes, and the FNQ items were completed in approximately 5 to 10 minutes.
Food Noise Questionnaire (FNQ) measures persistent, intrusive thoughts about food that are disruptive to daily life and make healthy behaviors difficult. The FNQ consists of five items rated on a 5-point Likert scale: strongly disagree (scored as 0); disagree (scored as 1); neither agree nor disagree (scored as 2); agree (scored as 3); and strongly agree (scored as 4). A single total score for the questionnaire is calculated by summing responses for the five items. The total FNQ score ranges from 0 to 20, with higher total scores indicating greater levels of food noise.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Corby K. Martin
Professor
Pennington Biomedical Research Center