24-Hour Dietary Recall in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program: Perspective of the Program Coordinator
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design, Participants, and Procedure
2.2. Measures
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Program Characteristics
3.2. Twenty-Four-Hour Dietary Recall Process
3.3. Staff Training on the 24-Hour Dietary Recall
3.4. Data Entry Process and Training
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Funding tier | |
1 (USD 2.5 million–USD 4.4 million) | 8 |
2 (USD 1.8 million–USD 2.5 million) | 13 |
3 (USD 1.2 million–USD 1.8 million) | 15 |
4 (USD 900 thousand–USD 1.2 million) | 13 |
5 (USD 450 thousand–USD 900 thousand) | 13 |
6 (USD 250 thousand–USD 450 thousand) | 16 |
7 (USD 100 thousand–USD 250 thousand) | 21 |
Peer educators’ highest education is high school diploma/GED | |
0–20% | 26 |
21–40% | 25 |
41–60% | 16 |
61–80% | 7 |
81–100% | 23 |
No response | 3 |
Languages of programming other than English * | |
Spanish | 61 |
Chinese | 3 |
Somali | 3 |
Nepalese | 2 |
Other 1 | 15 |
English Only | 33 |
No response | 3 |
Variable | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Time Period * | |
Starting with the first thing eaten yesterday | 56 |
Starting at the time of class and going backwards in time | 49 |
Recall period not standardized | 15 |
Method * | |
Single-pass | 23 |
Multiple-pass with 2–4 passes | 41 |
Multiple-pass with five passes | 31 |
Recall method not standardized | 7 |
Other 1 | 3 |
Setting * | |
One-on-one | 34 |
Group | 100 |
Volunteers involved in collection | 16 |
After Recall * | |
Participants always received the “One-Day Food Recall Summary” form | 18 |
Participants sometimes received the “One-Day Food Recall Summary” form | 43 |
Participants never received the “One-Day Food Recall Summary” form | 31 |
Unsure if participants received the “One-Day Food Recall Summary” form | 8 |
Variable | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Method * | |
Single-pass, educator records intake | 33 |
Single-pass, client records intake | 10 |
Multiple-pass with 2–4 passes, educator records intake | 33 |
Multiple-pass with 2–4 passes, client records intake | 14 |
Multiple-pass with five passes, educator records intake | 24 |
Multiple-pass with five passes, client records intake | 19 |
Other 1 | 5 |
Probing Questions * | |
After all foods/beverages were recorded for the 24 h period | 38 |
After all foods/beverages were recorded for each meal or snack | 5 |
Both | 57 |
Recall method not standardized | 5 |
I do not know | 5 |
Variable | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Setting * | |
One peer educator and 2–12 clients | 97 |
One peer educator and 13–20 clients | 44 |
Two peer educators and 13–20 clients | 16 |
One peer educator and more than 20 clients | 15 |
Two peer educators and more than 20 clients | 7 |
Method * | |
Single-pass, client records intake | 25 |
Multiple-pass with 2–4 passes, client records intake | 41 |
Multiple-pass with five passes, client records intake | 33 |
Variable | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Training Program * | |
The 24-hour Food Recall, An Essential Tool in Nutrition Education, In-Service Training Program—Oklahoma State University Extension Service | 62 |
Eat Smart—Louisiana State University | 5 |
Nutrition Education Process Manual—Rutgers University, New Jersey | 2 |
Navigating for Success—Cornell University, New York | 8 |
Cent$ible Nutrition Program Initial Training Manual, University of Wyoming | 2 |
UC Davis Food Tracker | 8 |
Other 1 | 28 |
No response | 3 |
Duration of Initial Training | |
>4 h | 64 |
<4 h, ≤8 h | 23 |
>8 h | 10 |
No Response | 3 |
Refresher Training | |
No refresher training | 33 |
6 months | 2 |
Annually | 33 |
2 years | 10 |
Other 2 | 20 |
No Response | 3 |
Training Methods and Materials * | |
Lecture | 64 |
DVD | 30 |
Other recordings | 20 |
Practice recalls taken | 75 |
Props (cups, plates, etc.) available during training | 75 |
Peer educators are trained in a group setting | 80 |
Peer educators are trained in a one-on-one setting | 38 |
Varies | 3 |
Other 3 | 8 |
No Response | 2 |
Training Provider * | |
EFNEP coordinator | 67 |
Regional EFNEP supervisors | 43 |
County Family and Consumer Sciences faculty | 13 |
LGU Extension Specialists | 23 |
Other 4 | 10 |
LGU EFNEP professional | 52 |
No Response | 3 |
Observation Frequency | |
At least once per each lesson series | 5 |
Once in 6 months per each peer educator | 30 |
Once in every year per each peer educator | 36 |
Other 5 | 16 |
I do not know | 10 |
No Response | 3 |
Food Models/Props Used * | |
Props/aids (e.g., different sizes of cups, plates, deck of cards, measuring cups) | 84 |
Food models | 77 |
Posters/charts | 54 |
No props/aids | 5 |
Other 6 | 7 |
No Response | 5 |
Variable | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Who Enters Data * | |
Each paraprofessional educator enters the data the educator collected | 54 |
Support staff at the local (county) level | 16 |
Support staff at the regional (multi-county) level | 11 |
Support staff at the state (university) level | 34 |
Other 1 | 8 |
Number of People Who Enter Data | |
1 | 15 |
2–3 | 33 |
4–5 | 21 |
6–10 | 11 |
11–20 | 8 |
>20 | 8 |
Varies 2 | 2 |
No response | 2 |
Training Time | |
<4 h | 57 |
>4 h, ≤8 h | 21 |
>8 h | 10 |
Varies 3 | 2 |
Do not train | 7 |
No response | 3 |
Refresher Training | |
No refresher training | 41 |
6 months | 3 |
Annual | 16 |
2 years | 7 |
Varies 4 | 20 |
Other 5 | 10 |
No response | 3 |
Training Methods * | |
Lecture | 39 |
Practice entering data into WebNEERS | 82 |
Staff trained in a group setting | 46 |
Staff trained in a one-on-one setting | 61 |
No specific training | 3 |
Other 6 | 8 |
No response | 3 |
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Roe, A.J.; Sankavaram, K.; Baker, S.; Franck, K.; Puglisi, M.; Earnesty, D.; Henson, T. 24-Hour Dietary Recall in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program: Perspective of the Program Coordinator. Nutrients 2023, 15, 4147. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15194147
Roe AJ, Sankavaram K, Baker S, Franck K, Puglisi M, Earnesty D, Henson T. 24-Hour Dietary Recall in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program: Perspective of the Program Coordinator. Nutrients. 2023; 15(19):4147. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15194147
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoe, Annie J., Kavitha Sankavaram, Susan Baker, Karen Franck, Michael Puglisi, Dawn Earnesty, and Teresa Henson. 2023. "24-Hour Dietary Recall in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program: Perspective of the Program Coordinator" Nutrients 15, no. 19: 4147. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15194147
APA StyleRoe, A. J., Sankavaram, K., Baker, S., Franck, K., Puglisi, M., Earnesty, D., & Henson, T. (2023). 24-Hour Dietary Recall in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program: Perspective of the Program Coordinator. Nutrients, 15(19), 4147. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15194147