1. Assessment of validity and reliability of the NutriCHEQ Questionnaire for identifying children aged 1 to 3 years at nutritional risk
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Olang, Beheshteh, Hatefi, Sayeh, Imanzadeh, Farid, Rohani, Pejman, Ehdayivand, Farnaz, Rezazadeh, Arezoo, Gorgi, Fatemeh Abdollah, Azizi, Maryam, Fozouni, Zahra, Talachian, Elham, Sayyari, Aliakhbar, Yngve, Agneta, Olang, Beheshteh, Hatefi, Sayeh, Imanzadeh, Farid, Rohani, Pejman, Ehdayivand, Farnaz, Rezazadeh, Arezoo, Gorgi, Fatemeh Abdollah, Azizi, Maryam, Fozouni, Zahra, Talachian, Elham, Sayyari, Aliakhbar, and Yngve, Agneta
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Background: Toddlers' life is an important period for growth and development. Nutritional deficiencies created during this periodare almost hard to compensate. This implies the need for timely, accurate and cost-effective screening of toddlers. Traditional meth-ods of checking food intake are time consuming and expensive. Objectives: Validate the NutriCHEQ questionnaire in assessment of the relevance of model and dietary intake of toddlers in Iran. Methods: 155 children aged 12 to 36 months were randomly selected from health centers in the northen Tehran province. Theirparents were asked to register all of their foods and beverage intakes. Each day, a trained expert contacted them to get informationon food recalls, which were reviewed by Nutritionist 4. The NutriCHEQ questionnaire contained three parts; Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.Finally, using the above information and statistical methods including Pearson correlation coefficient, one-way ANOVA and Bonfer-roni's test, for analyzing the data. Results: The reliability of the first section was 0.62 and for the second section was 0.6. The mean NutriCHEQ scores for the first,second sections and total, were 2.12 ± 1.23, 3.43 ± 1.98 and 5.55 ± 2. 51, respectively. According to the NutriCHEQ score, 14 children(13%) were in the high risk group. There was a significant difference (p<0.5) between the risk groups in terms of percentage ofcarbohydrate energy, protein energy, vitamin D, iron. In the second section, there was a significant difference (p<0.5) between thegroups in terms of daily intake of fiber. Conclusion: The NutriCHEQ questionnaire seems to be a reliable and convenient tool for professionals and parents to identify chil-dren aged 1 to 3 who are at nutritional risk. Keywords: Children, Malnutrition, Nutritional Screening, Outpatient, Validation
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- 2020