Development and Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Evaluating the Nutritional Status of Patients with Cancer
Patients with cancer need to maintain proper nutritional status to overcome cancer, alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy, and prevent a recurrence. As such, it is necessary to manage nutritional status. This study aimed to develop a dish-based semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FF...
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| description | Patients with cancer need to maintain proper nutritional status to overcome cancer, alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy, and prevent a recurrence. As such, it is necessary to manage nutritional status. This study aimed to develop a dish-based semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to evaluate the nutritional status of patients with cancer and assess the validity of the FFQ. A total of 109 dish items were selected through contribution and variability analyses using the 2016–2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. The FFQ was validated against the average 3-day dietary records of 100 patients with cancer. Pearson correlation coefficients and quartile agreements between FFQ and 3-day dietary records were calculated for intake of energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients. Age and energy-adjusted Pearson correlation coefficients ranged from 0.20 (iron) to 0.54 (potassium). The percentage of participants who were classified into the same or adjacent quartile between the FFQ and the 3-day dietary record ranged from 68% (protein) to 81% (energy, dietary fiber). The results suggest that the FFQ is an appropriate tool for assessing nutritional status in Korean cancer patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f2bf899f3ae468ab60a8ca4de72933d2023-11-16T22:31:59ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-02-01154100910.3390/nu15041009Development and Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Evaluating the Nutritional Status of Patients with CancerSe-A Lee0Hyo-Kyoung Choi1Seon-Joo Park2Hae-Jeung Lee3Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Bionanotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam-si 13120, Republic of KoreaKorea Food Research Institute, 245, Nongsaengmyeong-ro, Iseo-myeon, Wanju-gun 55365, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Food and Nutrition, College of Bionanotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam-si 13120, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Food and Nutrition, College of Bionanotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam-si 13120, Republic of KoreaPatients with cancer need to maintain proper nutritional status to overcome cancer, alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy, and prevent a recurrence. As such, it is necessary to manage nutritional status. This study aimed to develop a dish-based semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to evaluate the nutritional status of patients with cancer and assess the validity of the FFQ. A total of 109 dish items were selected through contribution and variability analyses using the 2016–2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. The FFQ was validated against the average 3-day dietary records of 100 patients with cancer. Pearson correlation coefficients and quartile agreements between FFQ and 3-day dietary records were calculated for intake of energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients. Age and energy-adjusted Pearson correlation coefficients ranged from 0.20 (iron) to 0.54 (potassium). The percentage of participants who were classified into the same or adjacent quartile between the FFQ and the 3-day dietary record ranged from 68% (protein) to 81% (energy, dietary fiber). The results suggest that the FFQ is an appropriate tool for assessing nutritional status in Korean cancer patients.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/4/1009FFQcancervalidationKorean |
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| title | Development and Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Evaluating the Nutritional Status of Patients with Cancer |
| title_full | Development and Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Evaluating the Nutritional Status of Patients with Cancer |
| title_fullStr | Development and Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Evaluating the Nutritional Status of Patients with Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Evaluating the Nutritional Status of Patients with Cancer |
| title_short | Development and Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Evaluating the Nutritional Status of Patients with Cancer |
| title_sort | development and validation of a food frequency questionnaire for evaluating the nutritional status of patients with cancer |
| topic | FFQ cancer validation Korean |
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