Sebo Paul, Tudrej Benoit, Bernard Augustin, Delaunay Bruno, Dupuy Alexandra, Malavergne Claire, Maisonneuve Hubert
University Institute for Primary Care (IuMFE), University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
University College of General Medicine, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Oct 4;11:1383825. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1383825. eCollection 2024.
The 16-item Meat Attachment Questionnaire (MAQ-16) assesses emotional and cognitive attachment to meat across four dimensions: hedonism, affinity, entitlement, and dependence. Recently validated in French, we aimed to develop and validate a shorter, four-item version (MAQ-4) to reduce participant burden.
In this 2023 observational study in the Rhône-Alpes region, 919 primary care patients were invited to complete the French MAQ-16 (MAQ-16). Classical test theory guided the development of the MAQ-4, and Spearman's correlation coefficients assessed its correlation with the MAQ-16 (dimension and overall scores). We also evaluated the diagnostic performance of the MAQ-4 for identifying patients with high meat attachment (MAQ-16 score > 60).
A total of 822 patients participated (65.3% women; median age = 52; participation rate = 89.5%). The MAQ-4 showed strong correlations with the MAQ-16 (rho = 0.83 for hedonism, 0.77 for affinity, 0.70 for entitlement, 0.79 for dependence, and 0.86 for the overall score, all -values <0.001). A score < 15 on the MAQ-4 (sensitivity = 91%, NPV = 96%) effectively excluded patients with low meat attachment, while a score ≥ 17 (specificity = 96%, PPV = 84%) accurately identified those with high attachment.
The MAQ-4 demonstrated strong correlation with the MAQ-16 and accurately identified high attachment to meat. It may serve as a useful tool in research and clinical settings, though further validation is required before broad implementation in French primary care.
16项肉类依恋问卷（MAQ - 16）从四个维度评估对肉类的情感和认知依恋：享乐主义、亲和力、权利意识和依赖性。最近该问卷已在法语中得到验证，我们旨在开发并验证一个更简短的四项版本（MAQ - 4）以减轻参与者负担。
在这项2023年于罗讷 - 阿尔卑斯地区进行的观察性研究中，邀请了919名初级保健患者完成法语版MAQ - 16（MAQ - 16）。经典测试理论指导了MAQ - 4的开发，斯皮尔曼相关系数评估了其与MAQ - 16（维度和总分）的相关性。我们还评估了MAQ - 4在识别肉类依恋程度高的患者（MAQ - 16得分>60）方面的诊断性能。
共有822名患者参与（65.3%为女性；中位年龄 = 52岁；参与率 = 89.5%）。MAQ - 4与MAQ - 16显示出很强的相关性（享乐主义维度rho = 0.83，亲和力维度rho = 0.77，权利意识维度rho = 0.70，依赖性维度rho = 0.79，总分rho = 0.86，所有p值<0.001）。MAQ - 4得分<15（敏感性 = 91%，阴性预测值 = 96%）可有效排除肉类依恋程度低的患者，而得分≥17（特异性 = 96%，阳性预测值 = 84%）可准确识别出依恋程度高的患者。
MAQ - 4与MAQ - 16显示出很强的相关性，并能准确识别出对肉类的高度依恋。它可能在研究和临床环境中作为一种有用的工具，不过在法语初级保健中广泛应用之前还需要进一步验证。
