Introduction
AFQPHALS survey
The AFQPHALS Survey (Adult Food Quality and Physical Activity Level
Survey), is a semi-structured instrument consisting of 35 questions that
evaluate food quality, level of physical activity and provision of
health education in adults.
Origin of the AFQPHALS survey
The AFQPHALS instrument (consisting of 35 questions), originates from
the ECAAM instrument (Encuesta de Calidad de Alimentación del Adulto
Mayor) , which means Food Quality Survey of Elderly (FQSE), an valid
structured instrument and applied to the elderly, consisting of 23
questions.
Evolution of the investigation instrument
The FQSE survey was translated, adapted into Albanian and question 14
and the response alternatives of questions 8, 13, 14, and 19 were
adapted and the score was eliminated.
On May 17, 2020, after consulting with the author of the FQSE survey,
Samuel Durán Agüero about the use of this instrument in adults and the
approval of his permission for the use of this instrument in Albania, I
added to the FQSE instrument some other questions, such as: the level of
physical activity and some socio-demographic data, and 3 optional
questions, which would be necessary to fulfill the purpose of this
study, creating the new semi-structured instrument, the AFQPHALS Survey
(Adult Food Quality and Physical Activity Level Survey).
AFQPHALS was incorporated into the e-encuesta.com platform in the form
of an online questionnaire.
Subsequently, the AFQPHALS survey was subject to evaluation of the
content and logical validity by a group of experts, the AFQPHALS pilot
test and the evaluation to detect if it presented difficulties during
the completion of the survey by the participants of the pilot test, as
well such as the need for instrument modifications, adjustments or
improvements.
Content of the AFQPHALS survey
• Questions 1 to 23 that assess the quality of food were adapted from
the FQSE survey (Durán Agüero, Candia and Pizarro Mena, 2017)
• Question 24 to assess the level of physical activity was formulated
according to the literature. (Spanish Nutrition Foundation (FEN))
• Questions 25-32 are questions about universal / socio-demographic
data,
• Questions 33, 34 and 35 are optional questions, for subjects who want
to benefit from health education, who accompanied the survey.
Question 33 was added for subjects who want to receive health education
with personalized information on body parameters, as well as advice on
healthy eating and physical activity with respect to the AFQPHALS survey
questions.
Question 34 was added to enter the email address of the person
interested in health education with the services mentioned above.
Question 35 was added to refer to problems or diseases, with the aim of
dietary advice for each of them based on their health problems or
diseases.
Presentation of AFQPHALS survey