Follong Berit, Mackay Sally, Ni Mhurchu Cliona
National Institute for Health Innovation, The University of Auckland, Auckland1023, New Zealand.
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland1023, New Zealand.
Public Health Nutr. 2024 Dec 5;27(1):e264. doi: 10.1017/S1368980024002507.
Online 24-h dietary recall tools are commonly used in nationwide nutrition surveys to assess population diets. With a steep rise in the development of new and more advanced 24-h dietary recall tools, the decision of which tool to use for a national nutrition survey becomes increasingly challenging. Therefore, this short communication outlines the process of selecting a 24-h dietary recall tool for a national nutrition survey in New Zealand.
To identify suitable 24-h dietary recall tools, a review of peer-reviewed and grey literature was conducted (2019-2022). Data on functionalities, validation, usability and adaptability were extracted for eighteen pre-specified tools, which were used in the subsequent evaluation process.
Six of the eighteen tools had new relevant publications since 2019. The fourteen new publications described six validation studies and eight usability studies. Based on pre-selection criteria (e.g. availability, adaptability, previous use in national surveys), three tools were shortlisted: ASA24, Intake24 and MyFood24. These tools were further evaluated, and expert advice was sought to determine the most suitable tool for use in the New Zealand context.
A comprehensive yet time- and cost-efficient approach was undertaken to identify the potential use of online 24-h dietary recall tools for a national nutrition survey. The selection process included key evaluation criteria to determine the tools' suitability for adaptation within the New Zealand context and ultimately to select a preferred tool. A similar approach may be useful for other countries when having to select 24-h dietary recall tools for use in national nutrition surveys.
24小时在线膳食回顾工具常用于全国性营养调查以评估人群饮食。随着更新、更先进的24小时膳食回顾工具的迅猛发展，决定在全国性营养调查中使用哪种工具变得越来越具有挑战性。因此，本简短通讯概述了为新西兰全国性营养调查选择24小时膳食回顾工具的过程。
为确定合适的24小时膳食回顾工具，对同行评审文献和灰色文献进行了综述（2019 - 2022年）。提取了18种预先指定工具的功能、验证、可用性和适应性数据，并用于后续评估过程。
自2019年以来，18种工具中有6种有新的相关出版物。这14篇新出版物描述了6项验证研究和8项可用性研究。基于预先选择标准（如可用性、适应性、此前在全国性调查中的使用情况），筛选出三种工具：ASA24、Intake24和MyFood24。对这些工具进行了进一步评估，并征求了专家意见，以确定在新西兰背景下最适合使用的工具。
采取了一种全面但高效省时且经济的方法来确定在线24小时膳食回顾工具在全国性营养调查中的潜在用途。选择过程包括关键评估标准，以确定这些工具在新西兰背景下的适用性，并最终选择一种首选工具。对于其他国家在为全国性营养调查选择24小时膳食回顾工具时，类似方法可能会有所帮助。
