title: The National Cancer Institute's Dietary Assessment Primer: A Resource for Diet Research.
abstract: This monograph describes the National Cancer Institute's Dietary Assessment Primer, a web resource developed to help researchers choose the best available dietary assessment approach to achieve their research objective. All self-report instruments have error, but understanding the nature of that error can lead to better assessment, analysis, and interpretation of results. The Primer includes profiles of the major self-report dietary assessment instruments, including guidance on the best uses of each instrument; discussion of validation and measurement error generally and with respect to each instrument; guidance for choosing a dietary assessment approach for different research questions; and additional resources, such as a glossary, references, and overviews of specific/important issues in the field. This monograph also describes some future research needs in the field of dietary assessment.
authors.forename: Frances E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Sharon I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
authors.forename: Amy F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Subar
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reedy
authors.forename: TusaRebecca E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Schap
authors.forename: Magdalena M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Krebs-Smith
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D004032:Diet; D015930:Diet Records; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D011939:Mental Recall; D054547:National Cancer Institute (U.S.); D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: 24-Hour dietary recall; Diet instrument; Dietary assessment; Food frequency questionnaire; Food record