Basch C E, Shea S, Arliss R, Contento I R, Rips J, Gutin B, Irigoyen M, Zybert P
Center for Health Promotion, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027.
Am J Public Health. 1990 Nov;80(11):1314-7. doi: 10.2105/ajph.80.11.1314.
The validity of mothers' recall of four to seven year-old children's diet was assessed among 46 first generation Latino immigrant families from the Dominican Republic by comparing intake recalled by the mother to unobtrusive home observations of children. Correlations were moderate to high for calories and for most nutrients. There were no differences in mean intake of total calories or in intake of most macronutrients and micronutrients assessed. At least two-thirds of the children in the lowest (or highest) quintile based on home observations were correctly classified into the lowest or second lowest (or highest) quintiles based on mother's reports for calories and most nutrients. For all food items that were both observed and reported, 51 percent of reported portion sizes were equivalent to observed portion sizes, 15.5 percent were smaller, and 33.5 percent were larger. There was fair to good agreement on the number of food items eaten, with the exception of vegetables. Mothers' recall appears to be useful for classifying children by intake of calories, macronutrients and micronutrients, but provides a somewhat less accurate measure of actual foods eaten, portion sizes, and nutrient levels consumed.
通过比较母亲回忆的饮食摄入量与对儿童在家中不显眼情况下的观察结果，对来自多米尼加共和国的46个第一代拉丁裔移民家庭中母亲回忆4至7岁儿童饮食的有效性进行了评估。热量及大多数营养素的相关性为中等至高度。所评估的总热量平均摄入量以及大多数常量营养素和微量营养素的摄入量均无差异。根据在家中的观察，处于最低（或最高）五分位数的儿童中，至少三分之二根据母亲报告的热量和大多数营养素被正确分类到最低或第二低（或最高）五分位数。对于所有既被观察又被报告的食物项目，报告的份量中有51%与观察到的份量相当，15.5%较小，33.5%较大。除了蔬菜外，在食用的食物项目数量上有较好的一致性。母亲的回忆对于按热量、常量营养素和微量营养素摄入量对儿童进行分类似乎是有用的，但对于实际食用的食物、份量大小和所摄入的营养素水平的衡量则不太准确。
