Study of the Validity of Using the MEQ to Measure Mindful Eating in Pregnant Women

Completed

Conditions studied: Pregnancy

In brief

The Specific Aim of this supplemental project is to evaluate the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) to determine if it is a valid instrument for pregnant women. During this project, the MEQ will be qualitatively evaluated in a sample of pregnant women who are similar in age, ethnicity, education, and marital status to the women targeted for recruitment in the parent study. The qualitative evaluation will include a focus group with 10 participants followed by 30 individual cognitive interviews. Comments from the interviews will be summarized and analyzed systematically for each of the 28 questions of the MEQ and the interviewer will use findings from initial interviews to inform subsequent interviews. Content validity will be evaluated based on responses from the focus group and cognitive interviews, and MEQ items will be evaluated for comprehension, retrieval, judgment, and response. Strengths, weaknesses, relevance, comprehensiveness, and interpretations will be reported for each of the MEQ questions. We will also have some of the more traditional validation parameters (the inclusion of other questionnaires) in the study to collect data on convergent and discriminant validity. The resulting publication will provide readers with a thorough report on the utility and appropriateness of using the MEQ to quantify mindful eating in pregnant women.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01734655

Run by

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

People needed

40

Starts

2012-11-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18-40 years of age, inclusive
• Overweight or obese at time of conception based on self-report (BMI ≥25 and <40 kg/m2)
• Willingness to participate in either the focus group or the individual interview
• Establish prenatal care by 12 weeks of gestation
• Fluent in the English language; AND
• Singleton pregnancy

You may not qualify if…

• Current multiple gestation
• Type I diabetes
• Self-reported gestational diabetes mellitus
• History or current psychotic disorder
• Current major depressive episode, bipolar disorder, or eating disorder
• HIV
• Current smoking, alcohol or drug use
• History of ≥ 3 miscarriages
• Current enrollment in Expecting Success (IRB#11024)

Where it is running

• Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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