Evaluation of new computerized method for recording 7-day food intake in IDDM patients

• Published in: Diabetes care Vol. 14; no. 7; pp. 602 - 604
• Main Authors: RIVELLESE, A. A, VENTURA, M. M, PERNA, L, BRUNETTI, P, RICCARDI, G, VESPASIANI, G, BRUNI, M, MORICONI, V, PACIONI, D, SULPINE, M. T, BORRELLI, R, GIACCO, A, CANGEMI, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01.07.1991
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Biological and medical sciences; Computer Systems - standards; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - diet therapy; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Eating; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Female; Food; Humans; Male; Management. Various non-drug treatments. Langerhans islet grafts; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Patient Participation - methods; Time Factors; Endocrinopathy; Performance evaluation; Human; Biomedical data processing; Diet; Surveillance; Insulin dependent diabetes; Inquiry; Data gathering
• ISSN: 0149-5992; 1935-5548
• DOI: 10.2337/diacare.14.7.602

Evaluation of new computerized method for recording 7-day food intake in IDDM patients. A A Rivellese , M M Ventura , G Vespasiani , M Bruni , V Moriconi , D Pacioni , M T Sulpini , R Borrelli , A Giacco and C Cangemi Institute of Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, 2nd School of Medicine, University of Naples, Italy. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a new computerized method for recording 7-day food intake. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Randomized crossover trial was conducted with patients recording the amount and type of every food and drink consumed during a week by either a computerized device (Food-meter) or recording the data in a diary. Each method was applied twice. Twenty-one insulin-dependent diabetic patients (mean +/- SD age 25 +/- 9 yr) were studied. RESULTS: The two methods showed very good agreement in the evaluation of the patients' diets (1792 +/- 408 vs. 1764 +/- 436 kcal/day, 84 +/- 19 vs. 82 +/- 21 g/day protein, 68 +/- 22 vs. 67 +/- 23 g/day fat, 210 +/- 60 vs. 207 +/- 58 g/day carbohydrate with the conventional and computerized methods, respectively). The variability between the methods and the variability within each method were of similar magnitude. CONCLUSIONS: The Food-meter represents a useful tool for computerizing the 7-day food record. The method is easy, reliable, and time saving. Moreover, it minimizes the risk of transcriptional errors.