Concerns regarding the validity of nutrition self-efficacy questionnaire among Iranian elderly population

J Health Popul Nutr. 2022 Feb 17;41(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s41043-022-00282-1.

Abstract

There are some statistical concerns regarding a recently published article which has claimed to develop and psychometrically evaluate an instrument to assess the nutrition self-efficacy among Iranian elderly population.

Keywords: Construct validity; Exploratory factor analysis; Psychometric; Reliability.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Iran
  • Psychometrics / statistics & numerical data
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Self Efficacy*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires