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SynthesisJournal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association2025

Psychometric Properties of Eating Behaviour Instruments for Older Adults: A Systematic Review.

Giulia de Pádua Constâncio, Gisele Teixeira de Souza Silva, Maria Fernanda Ferrari Bahia, Marcela Rodrigues de Castro

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Giulia de Pádua ConstâncioFederal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3894-2709
Gisele Teixeira de Souza SilvaFederal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1956-632X
Maria Fernanda Ferrari BahiaFederal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3716-0133
Marcela Rodrigues de CastroFederal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3771-1386

Funding

This study received institutional support from the Federal University of Bahia, through the agreement with CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) for the waiver of article processing charges (APC).
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Abstract

introductionAlthough eating behaviour in children, adolescents and adults has been linked to changes in body mass, eating disorders and non-communicable diseases, there is still uncertainty about how this behaviour has been measured in populations aged 60 and over, who are often exposed to age-related physiological and cognitive changes, increased malnutrition risk and underrepresented in psychometric research.

aimTo analyse how eating behaviour has been investigated in people aged 60 and over.

methodsFollowing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN), three independent researchers selected articles from four databases from 2000 to the present. INCLUSION CRITERIA: (1) Studies on adaptation, development, or evaluation of psychometric properties of eating behaviour instruments; (2) Studies with participants aged ≥ 60 years, or with a significant proportion/stratified results for this group; (3) Publications in English, Spanish, or Portuguese; and (4) Articles published from 2000 to 2024. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: (1) Studies on food consumption; (2) Instruments for diagnosing eating disorders; and (3) Non-original articles.

resultsEight instruments were identified for assessing eating behaviour in older adults, with the majority developed in Europe. Methodological shortcomings were present across all instruments, particularly in the areas of development, content validity, internal validity and consistency.

conclusionsAll instruments exhibit questionable methodological robustness, highlighting the need for more rigorous and culturally sensitive approaches to the development and adaptation of tools for this population.

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Feeding BehaviorPsychometricsAgedAged, 80 and overFeeding and Eating DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and Questionnaireseating behaviourolder adultspsychometric

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