Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of a Brazilian Version of the Child Feeding Questionnaire

Authors

  • Luciana Lorenzato Universidade de São Paulo
  • Isadora Silva Miranda Cruz Universidade de São Paulo
  • Telma Maria Braga Costa Universidade de Ribeirão Preto
  • Sebastião Sousa Almeida Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-43272766201705

Abstract

The Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) assesses parental attitudes, beliefs and practices about child feeding and obesity proneness. This research aimed to translate and to test the reliability of the CFQ and to evaluate this instrument in Brazilian families. The participants were 300 mothers and 300 children, aging from 2 to 11 years old, of both sexes. The translation, synthesis, back-translation, evaluation by an expert committee and pre-test were performed. Besides the application of questionnaire to mothers, data regarding anthropometric measurements in mothers and children was collected. The indexes of content validity index, test-retest reliability and internal consistencies were good. The parental factors Perceived parent weight, Perceived child weight, Concern about child weight, Restriction, Pressure to eat and Monitoring on child feeding were associated with overweight in childhood. In conclusion, these results highlight the validity and utility of the Brazilian version of the CFQ.

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Published

2017-04-01

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 66 (2017)

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How to Cite

Lorenzato, L., Cruz, I. S. M., Costa, T. M. B., & Almeida, S. S. (2017). Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of a Brazilian Version of the Child Feeding Questionnaire . Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto), 27(66), 33-42. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-43272766201705