Translation and cultural adaption of an eating behaviour questionnaire for assessing the psychological aspects of eating behaviours in Chinese adults
Grant Data
Project Title
Translation and cultural adaption of an eating behaviour questionnaire for assessing the psychological aspects of eating behaviours in Chinese adults
Principal Investigator
Dr Ho, Man Mandy
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Chau Pui Hing
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Fong Daniel Yee Tak
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
18
Start Date
2019-06-01
Amount
99804
Conference Title
Translation and cultural adaption of an eating behaviour questionnaire for assessing the psychological aspects of eating behaviours in Chinese adults
Presentation Title
Keywords
adaption, behaviour, cultural, eating, psychologica, Translation
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
HKU Project Code
16172861
Grant Type
Health and Medical Research Fund - Mini Grant
Funding Year
2018
Status
Completed
Objectives
Obesity is a significant public health issue and a leading metabolic risk factor of attributable deaths. Identifying behavioural mechanisms that contribute to overeating are of particular importance to guide policy makers, practitioners and researchers to design effective strategies to reduce obesity epidemic. As no assessment tool is currently available for assessing the underlying psychological aspects of eating behaviour that related with overeating and obesity in Chinese Hong Kong adults, the objectives of this study are: 1. To translate into Chinese and transculturally adapt a weight-related eating questionnaire (WREQ) for assessing the psychological aspects of eating behaviour in Hong Kong Chinese adults 2. To evaluate the psychometric properties of the translated instrument among Hong Kong Chinese adults and validate the assessment tool