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Development and validation of the Diet Quality Tool for use in cardiovascular disease prevention settings

O'Reilly, S. L. and McCann, L. 2012, Development and validation of the Diet Quality Tool for use in cardiovascular disease prevention settings, Australian journal of primary health, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 138-147.

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Title Development and validation of the Diet Quality Tool for use in cardiovascular disease prevention settings
Author(s) O'Reilly, S. L.
McCann, L.
Journal name Australian journal of primary health
Volume number 18
Issue number 2
Start page 138
End page 147
Total pages 10
Publisher Australian Institute for Primary Care and School of Public Health, La Trobe University
Place of publication Melbourne, Vic.
Publication date 2012
ISSN 1448-7527
1836-7399
Keyword(s) dietary assessment
health professionals
Summary The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a dietary screening tool for use in a secondary cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention setting to identify an individual’s overall dietary quality. The Diet Quality Tool (DQT) was validated against a 4-day food diary for 37 individuals with established CVD attending cardiac rehabilitation. Construct validity was demonstrated for % energy from saturated fat (P = 0.002, r = –0.500), dietary fibre (P < 0.001, r = 0.559) and omega-3 fatty acids (P = 0.048, r = 0.327). Criterion validity was established with a significant difference found between mean (95% CI) dietary intakes of fibre (28.2 g, 4.4 to 17.3) and % total energy from saturated fat (10.6%, –4.8 to –0.8) for those with better DQT scores (>60%) versus those with poorer scores (≤60%) when compared with 4-day food diary nutrient values. The usefulness of the DQT was confirmed by both patients (n = 25) and cardiac rehabilitation health professionals (n = 8). The DQT was found to be a valid and useful dietary assessment tool with potential for use in a secondary CVD prevention setting. The tool has the capacity to be used in a wider variety of settings and further refinement of the tool would enable a greater amount of nutrients to be reliably screened.
Language eng
Field of Research 111712 Health Promotion
110201 Cardiology (incl Cardiovascular Diseases)
Socio Economic Objective 920205 Health Education and Promotion
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2012, La Trobe University
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30043328

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