The Characteristics, Reliability and Validity of the Persian Version of Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ)

Background/Aims Using a reliable and valid instrument to measure appetite is highly important in clinical practice and research. We aimed to evaluate characteristics, reliability and validity of the Persian version of simplified nutritional appetite questionnaire (SNAQ). Material and methods After f...

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Published in:The Journal of nutrition, health & aging health & aging, 2019-11, Vol.23 (9), p.837-842
Main Authors: Mohammadi, M. R., Akhondzadeh, S., Keshavarz, S. A., Mostafavi, Seyed-Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Appetite
Appetite - physiology
Eating - physiology
Eating behavior
Energy Intake
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Feeding Behavior - physiology
Female
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosciences
Nutrition
Primary Care Medicine
Quality of Life Research
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires
Validity
Weight Loss
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Summary:Background/Aims Using a reliable and valid instrument to measure appetite is highly important in clinical practice and research. We aimed to evaluate characteristics, reliability and validity of the Persian version of simplified nutritional appetite questionnaire (SNAQ). Material and methods After face and content validation of the SNAQ by a panel of experts, the reliability and validity of the Persian form of this questionnaire were assessed among 213 weight-reduction seeking women referring to a nutrition clinic. Furthermore, the factor analysis was performed by varimax rotation method. Results Confirmatory factor analysis shows that all items of the questionnaire are unified and loaded on one factor of “appetite”. Internal consistency of the test was approved by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.7. The test-retest reliability of the questionnaire was performed within a two weeks interval. The Pearson correlation showed a consistency of 0.85 between the two administrations (p
ISSN:1279-7707
1760-4788
DOI:10.1007/s12603-019-1223-9