Anna H Grummon1, Karla E Hampton2, Amelie Hecht3, Ariana Oliva4, Charles E McCulloch5, Claire D Brindis6, Anisha I Patel7. 1. Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health and Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. Electronic address: annagrummon@gmail.com. 2. Enigami Ventures, LLC, Richmond, CA. 3. Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. 4. California Food Policy Advocates, Los Angeles, CA. 5. Division of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. 6. Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. 7. Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Beverage consumption is an important determinant of youth health outcomes. Beverage interventions often occur in schools, yet no brief validated questionnaires exist to assess whether these efforts improve in-school beverage consumption. This study validated a brief questionnaire to assess beverage consumption during school lunch. METHODS: Researchers observed middle school students' (n = 25) beverage consumption during school lunchtime using a standardized tool. After lunch, students completed questionnaires regarding their lunchtime beverage consumption. Kappa statistics compared self-reported with observed beverage consumption across 15 beverage categories. RESULTS: Eight beverages showed at least fair agreement (kappa [κ] > 0.20) for both type and amount consumed, with most showing substantial agreement (κ > 0.60). One beverage had high raw agreement but κ < 0.20. Six beverages had too few ratings to compute κ's. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: This brief questionnaire was useful for assessing school lunchtime consumption of many beverages and provides a low-cost tool for evaluating school-based beverage interventions.
OBJECTIVE: Beverage consumption is an important determinant of youth health outcomes. Beverage interventions often occur in schools, yet no brief validated questionnaires exist to assess whether these efforts improve in-school beverage consumption. This study validated a brief questionnaire to assess beverage consumption during school lunch. METHODS: Researchers observed middle school students' (n = 25) beverage consumption during school lunchtime using a standardized tool. After lunch, students completed questionnaires regarding their lunchtime beverage consumption. Kappa statistics compared self-reported with observed beverage consumption across 15 beverage categories. RESULTS: Eight beverages showed at least fair agreement (kappa [κ] > 0.20) for both type and amount consumed, with most showing substantial agreement (κ > 0.60). One beverage had high raw agreement but κ < 0.20. Six beverages had too few ratings to compute κ's. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: This brief questionnaire was useful for assessing school lunchtime consumption of many beverages and provides a low-cost tool for evaluating school-based beverage interventions.
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