Clinical Research

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Nine-Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (NIAS) Parent-Report

Volume: 17 Number: 5 September 25, 2023
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Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Nine-Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (NIAS) Parent-Report

Abstract

Background and aims: The current study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of a Turkish version of The Nine Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen Parent Report (NIAS-PR), which measures the avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) symptoms by parents. NIAS-PR includes three subscales picky eating, poor appetite/limited interest in eating, and fear of aversive consequences from eating. Also, our secondary aim was to assess the relationship between ARFID-related eating behaviours and emotional-behavioural symptoms of children and parents' psychological status. Methods: The NIAS-PR was translated into Turkish with standard procedures. Two hundred sixty-eight children (133 girls, 49.6%; mean age 8.62, age range from 2 to 18 years) and parents (175 mothers, 65.2%) were included in the study. The factor structure was confirmed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The results were compared to the validated Turkish Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) to determine the convergent validity. Internal consistency (Cronbach alpha coefficient) analysis was used to determine the reliability of the NIAS-PR. Results: The current study provided evidence for the validity of the translated Turkish version of the NIAS-PR in the pediatric population. The three-factor structure of the NIAS—Picky eating, Appetite, and Fear—was replicated in the Turkish NIAS-PR. The NIAS-PR subscales showed the expected patterns of correlations with the CEBQ subscales. The reliability of the Turkish version of NIAS-PR proved to be satisfactory (total Cronbach's alpha=0.90) in the pediatric population (2-18 years). Conclusions: This study demonstrated a good internal consistency of the Turkish version of the NIAS-PR. We confirmed the three-factor structure of the Turkish version of NIAS-PR. NIAS-PR is a brief, reliable instrument for ARFID research in Turkish children and adolescents. The NIAS-PR is developed as a screening questionnaire, so health professionals should use it to investigate ARFID-related eating behaviours further. It is worth mentioning that deepening these eating symptoms with clinical interviews is necessary.

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Thanks

We are extremely grateful to all children, and their parents for taking part. We would like to thank Neslihan Kayademir, Director of Pediatric Health Care at our hospital, for supporting our research.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Clinical Research

Early Pub Date

July 4, 2023

Publication Date

September 25, 2023

Submission Date

March 27, 2023

Acceptance Date

April 28, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 17 Number: 5

APA
Akçay, E., Parlak Gözükara, Ö., Bahadır, B., Özalp Ateş, F. S., Şenses Dinç, G., Özaydın, E., & Çöp, E. (2023). Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Nine-Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (NIAS) Parent-Report. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, 17(5), 354-362. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.1271162
AMA
1.Akçay E, Parlak Gözükara Ö, Bahadır B, et al. Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Nine-Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (NIAS) Parent-Report. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2023;17(5):354-362. doi:10.12956/tchd.1271162
Chicago
Akçay, Elif, Özge Parlak Gözükara, Büşra Bahadır, et al. 2023. “Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Nine-Item Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (NIAS) Parent-Report”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 17 (5): 354-62. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.1271162.
EndNote
Akçay E, Parlak Gözükara Ö, Bahadır B, Özalp Ateş FS, Şenses Dinç G, Özaydın E, Çöp E (September 1, 2023) Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Nine-Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (NIAS) Parent-Report. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 17 5 354–362.
IEEE
[1]E. Akçay et al., “Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Nine-Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (NIAS) Parent-Report”, Turkish J Pediatr Dis, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 354–362, Sept. 2023, doi: 10.12956/tchd.1271162.
ISNAD
Akçay, Elif - Parlak Gözükara, Özge - Bahadır, Büşra - Özalp Ateş, Funda Seher - Şenses Dinç, Gülser - Özaydın, Eda - Çöp, Esra. “Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Nine-Item Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (NIAS) Parent-Report”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 17/5 (September 1, 2023): 354-362. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.1271162.
JAMA
1.Akçay E, Parlak Gözükara Ö, Bahadır B, Özalp Ateş FS, Şenses Dinç G, Özaydın E, Çöp E. Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Nine-Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (NIAS) Parent-Report. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2023;17:354–362.
MLA
Akçay, Elif, et al. “Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Nine-Item Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (NIAS) Parent-Report”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 5, Sept. 2023, pp. 354-62, doi:10.12956/tchd.1271162.
Vancouver
1.Elif Akçay, Özge Parlak Gözükara, Büşra Bahadır, Funda Seher Özalp Ateş, Gülser Şenses Dinç, Eda Özaydın, Esra Çöp. Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Nine-Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (NIAS) Parent-Report. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2023 Sep. 1;17(5):354-62. doi:10.12956/tchd.1271162

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