Validation of a Diet Risk Screening Tool
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Food Studies, Healthy Studies, Peripheral Vascular Disease |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases, Pharmacology / Toxicology, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 35 - 75 |
| Updated: | 3/24/2019 |
| Start Date: | January 1, 2019 |
| End Date: | December 2019 |
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for 1 in 4 deaths in the US annually. Nutrition
is an important part of prevention and management of CVD and other chronic diseases, but only
about 25% of patients with a chronic disease diagnosis (and about 12% of patients without a
chronic disease) receive nutrition counseling from their physician. The investigators plan to
validate a diet questionnaire in preparation for the creation of a diet assessment/
intervention tool to increase rates of nutrition intervention in medical care. The aim of
this project is to test whether the developed questionnaire accurately identifies individuals
at high nutritional risk compared to the Healthy Eating Index- 2015 (HEI-2015) determined by
a validated questionnaire.
is an important part of prevention and management of CVD and other chronic diseases, but only
about 25% of patients with a chronic disease diagnosis (and about 12% of patients without a
chronic disease) receive nutrition counseling from their physician. The investigators plan to
validate a diet questionnaire in preparation for the creation of a diet assessment/
intervention tool to increase rates of nutrition intervention in medical care. The aim of
this project is to test whether the developed questionnaire accurately identifies individuals
at high nutritional risk compared to the Healthy Eating Index- 2015 (HEI-2015) determined by
a validated questionnaire.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US. The risk of heart disease increases
with diabetes, overweight/obesity and unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. Despite the well
recognized benefits of a healthy lifestyle in reducing heart disease risk, nutrition is not a
part of routine medical care. Only about 25% of patients with a chronic disease, such as CVD
(and only about 12% of those without a chronic disease), receive nutrition education from
their doctor. Doctors often report a lack of confidence in providing nutrition education, and
a lack of time in the office visit. Doctors need resources to assess diet and discuss
nutrition with patients. This research aims to provide doctors with a diet assessment/
intervention tool to improve rates of nutrition intervention in medical care.
There are few nutrition assessment tools appropriate for use in a medical office visit. The
investigators have created a 9-item questionnaire that doctors can use to quickly assess diet
in the office visit and plan test to it ensure that it measures diet accurately. In this
study, the investigators will test the new questionnaire against an established, validated
tool called a food frequency questionnaire. The investigators will also create talking points
that physicians can use to help their patients make healthy dietary changes. In the future,
the investigators will create a cell phone app based on the questionnaire that can be
accessed quickly in an office visit. The app will provide a risk score and personalized
talking points that can be discussed with the patient or e-mailed to them directly.
An increase of just 1 serving of fruit per day (1 small apple, 1 cup of berries, 1 orange)
could save over 1 million lives per year and reduce heart disease risk dramatically. This
project could help to improve nutrition counseling by physicians during office visits, and
can be expected to reduce heart disease rates and increase quality of life for those living
with heart disease. This is important not only because of the statistics above, but also
because when physicians do discuss healthy lifestyle changes with their patients, patients
are more likely to make changes and improve their cardiovascular health.
with diabetes, overweight/obesity and unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. Despite the well
recognized benefits of a healthy lifestyle in reducing heart disease risk, nutrition is not a
part of routine medical care. Only about 25% of patients with a chronic disease, such as CVD
(and only about 12% of those without a chronic disease), receive nutrition education from
their doctor. Doctors often report a lack of confidence in providing nutrition education, and
a lack of time in the office visit. Doctors need resources to assess diet and discuss
nutrition with patients. This research aims to provide doctors with a diet assessment/
intervention tool to improve rates of nutrition intervention in medical care.
There are few nutrition assessment tools appropriate for use in a medical office visit. The
investigators have created a 9-item questionnaire that doctors can use to quickly assess diet
in the office visit and plan test to it ensure that it measures diet accurately. In this
study, the investigators will test the new questionnaire against an established, validated
tool called a food frequency questionnaire. The investigators will also create talking points
that physicians can use to help their patients make healthy dietary changes. In the future,
the investigators will create a cell phone app based on the questionnaire that can be
accessed quickly in an office visit. The app will provide a risk score and personalized
talking points that can be discussed with the patient or e-mailed to them directly.
An increase of just 1 serving of fruit per day (1 small apple, 1 cup of berries, 1 orange)
could save over 1 million lives per year and reduce heart disease risk dramatically. This
project could help to improve nutrition counseling by physicians during office visits, and
can be expected to reduce heart disease rates and increase quality of life for those living
with heart disease. This is important not only because of the statistics above, but also
because when physicians do discuss healthy lifestyle changes with their patients, patients
are more likely to make changes and improve their cardiovascular health.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults across the United States, ages 35-75, with a computer and Internet access
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any individuals not meeting the study inclusion criteria or not willing to adhere to
the study protocol
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