Dietary Exposure	Reporting Method	Timeframe info	Collection Method	Available in Food Questionnaire Creator	Action
Macronutrient, Food Groups	Usual; Retrospective	Week/Month	Food Frequency Questionnaire	No	Detailed Information	Web Link

Summary

This tool is an non-quantitative, paper based, short food frequency questionnaire, which includes 25 food items and focuses on fruit, vegetables, fibre-rich foods, high fat and high-sugar foods, meat, meat products and fish. The aim of the tool was to measure diet quality for population surveys. The tool was validated in 2016.

Contact Information info

cristina.cleghorn@otago.ac.nz

J.E.Cade@leeds.ac.uk

Tool Website

Special Considerations

The SFFFQ measures dietary quality and estimates a dietary quality score (DQS). An excel spreadsheet which calculates the DQS can be found on the Tool Resources tab.

Last Updated info

01/11/2017

Software Required

Yes for data analysis. The Dietary Quality Score can be calculated in Excel

Training Required

Not reported

Instructions on use

Instructions on use can be found on the tool

Administration Method

Self-administered

Data Analysis

Data was analysed using an in-house nutrient analysis programme called Diet and Nutrition Tool for Evaluation (DANTE). The DQS was calculated in an in-house Excel spreadsheet, which is available for use on the Nutritools website.

Author	Year	Comparator	Lifestage	Sex	Number of Nutrients Validated	Mean Difference	Variance Measured info	Correlation Coefficients	Percentage Agreement	Limits of Agreement	Special Considerations	Action
Cleghorn	2016	Food Frequency Questionnaire	Adults	Both	2	✓	✓	✓	✓		N/A	Detailed Information	Web Link
		24hr Recall	Adults	Both	2	✓	✓	✓	✓

• T136 - Healthy diet index calculations FileType: xls, Download Number of downloads: 0
• T136 - Instructions for use of spreadsheet FileType: pdf, Download Number of downloads: 0
• T136 - SFDietQuest FileType: pdf, Download Number of downloads: 0

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