A prospective study of response error in food history questionnaires
Implications for foodborne outbreak investigation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11027464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J M Mann, Jennifer Mann (0000-0001-5097-7037, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1362-1366 |
| Publication date | 1981-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.71.12.1362 |
| PMID | 7316002 |
| OpenAlex | W1996559760 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
To explore the problem of response error in food history data, a prospective study examined the validity of food questionnaire data obtained five days after the study meal. Unobtrusive observation of 64 persons selecting two different foods at a buffet-style luncheon were compared with subsequent histories of food consumption. The predictive value of a positive response was 0.73 for one food and 0.82 for the second food. The response error measures obtained were then applied to data from a published foodborne outbreak to illustrate the impact of predictive value positive and predictive value negative levels on the significance of a food-illness association. Public health workers engaged in food questionnaire administration and analysis must consider response error and should explore methods of reducing this problem through attention to both interviewer-respondent interaction and questionnaire design
Environmental health · Interview · Meal · Outbreak · Respondent · Food Safety and Hygiene · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |