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Turkish version of the Preschool Children's Nutrition Screening Tool (NutriSTEP®): a validity and reliability study

Halime Pulat Demir1, Simay Turgut2

  • 1Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Istanbul Gelişim University, Istanbul, Turkey. hpulatdemir@gelisim.edu.tr.

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
|February 16, 2022
PubMed

Insights

The Turkish version of the Preschool Children's Nutrition Screening Tool (NutriSTEP®) is validated and reliable for assessing nutrition risk in preschool children. This screening tool is suitable for the Turkish population.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Public Health Screening
  • Cross-cultural Adaptation of Health Tools

Background:

  • Early identification of nutritional status in preschool children is crucial for timely intervention.
  • Existing screening tools require validation for specific cultural contexts.
  • The NutriSTEP® tool is designed to assess nutrition risk in young children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the Turkish validity and reliability of the Preschool Children's Nutrition Screening Tool (NutriSTEP®).
  • To adapt the NutriSTEP® for use with preschool-aged children in Turkey.
  • To establish a culturally relevant instrument for preschool nutrition screening.

Main Methods:

  • The study involved 333 parents of children aged 3-5 years in Turkey.
  • Language adaptation used forward-backward translation; content validity was assessed by expert opinion.
  • Construct validity was determined through factor analyses, and reliability was evaluated using test-retest methods.

Main Results:

  • Content Validity Index was 0.97.
  • Exploratory factor analysis identified five sub-dimensions, with one item removed.
  • Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the scale's suitability for the Turkish population, showing high test-retest reliability.

Conclusions:

  • The Turkish NutriSTEP® questionnaire demonstrates strong validity and reliability.
  • The tool is appropriate for screening nutrition risk among preschool children in Turkey.
  • This validated tool can aid in identifying and managing nutritional issues in early childhood.
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