A framework for the development and appraisal of diet and eating behaviour outcome measures

Methods An appraisal framework, based on relevant items from existing tools (i.e. COSMIN, FDA, EMPRO, SAC) was developed. Initial testing was conducted as part of a systematic review, in which data were extracted from 100 papers describing parental feeding practices measures (HomeSTEAD). Next, the framework was expanded to include a scoring system for items related to conceptual framework, reliability, validity and responsiveness testing. The expanded framework was then used in a systematic review of 353 papers describing outcome measures used in childhood obesity treatment evaluations (CoOR).