Date of Graduation
1995
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
The Multiple Eating Antecedent Scale (MEAL) is a behavioral instrument used to measure diet nonadherence in people with diabetes mellitus. The current study was conducted to gather additional reliability and validity indicators of the MEAL. A prospective design was used to measure diet, blood glucose, stress and adherence in 38 adults with blood Type I and Type II diabetes mellitus for four consecutive days. Comparisons were made between self-monitoring data and MEAL scores. In addition MEAL category scores were compared to established diabetes-specific questionnaires as a measure of MEAL validity. Results indicated that the MEAL has good one week test-retest reliability and appears to have good convergent validity with other diabetes-specific questionnaires and some of the self-monitoring data. Diet self-monitoring data and self-reported stress were less strongly associated with MEAL scores. Implications of these findings and directions for future refinement and use of the MEAL are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Triplett, Janice Rhea, "Psychometric properties of the Multiple Eating Antecedents Scale (MEAL): A behavioral assessment instrument for measuring diet nonadherence in diabetes mellitus." (1995). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 9911.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/9911