I have a project on obesity prevention campaign. this project is aimed to study the effectiveness of the campaign on the targets' knowledge on obesity and healthy lifestyle. hence, i would like to find the most suitable questionnaire that can be used for the pre and post test of the campaign. the target of the campaign will be female university students ranging from 18 to 24 years old.
You may use EATING DISORDERS IN OBESITY (EDO) questionnaire available at “De Man, J., Ghaderi, A., Halvarsson-Edlund, K., & Norring, C. (2007). Psychometric properties of the Eating Disorders in Obesity questionnaire: validating against the Eating Disorder Examination interview. Eating and Weight Disorders-Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 12(4), 168-175.”
I have been in the weight management area for over 2 decades. It is my observation that the OVERCONSUPTION of REFINED CARBOHYDRATE (flour and sugar) is the key behavior producing obesity. However, these patients underestimate the quantity of refined carbohydrate they eat.
Your questions need to take thhis nto account.i
Please check
1. Annabelle Wilson, Anthea Magarey, and Nadia Mastersson, “Reliability of Questionnaires to Assess the Healthy Eating and Activity Environment of a Child's Home and School,” Journal of Obesity, vol. 2013, Article ID 720368, 11 pages, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/720368.
2. J A Swift, C Glazebrook & I Macdonald.Validation of a brief, reliable scale to measure knowledge about the health risks associated with obesity.International Journal of Obesity volume 30, pages 661–668 (2006)
3. de Pinho L, Moura PH, Silveira MF, de Botelho AC, Caldeira AP. Development and validity of a questionnaire to test the knowledge of primary care personnel regarding nutrition in obese adolescents. BMC Fam Pract. 2013;14:102. Published 2013 Jul 18. doi:10.1186/1471-2296-14-102
4. Lucinéia de PinhoEmail author, Paulo Henrique Tolentino Moura, Marise Fagundes Silveira, Ana Cristina Carvalho de Botelho and Antônio Prates Caldeira.Development and validity of a questionnaire to test the knowledge of primary care personnel regarding nutrition in obese adolescents.de Pinho et al. BMC Family Practice 2013, 14:102 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/14/102
I would imagine that your education program for young adults will cover key points such as awareness of the role of physical activity, diet and nutrition in obesity prevention/treatment, and the health implications of obesity such as cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea and diabetes risks.
Further, since you have a young target audience, I would expect coverage of the intermediate process variables such as endurance for sports, recreation, work and study.
Therefore, I would document your key educational objectives and incorporate these into the pre/post-test, taking care to include plausible but incorrect answer items as part of the set.
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