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. 2024 Apr 26;11:1356676. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1356676

Table 2.

Respondent feedback on ACLM Diet Screener (n = 539).

n (%)
If you were to use this tool in clinical practice how well does it capture the information you would want to know about patients?
Extremely well 77 (14.3)
Very well 272 (50.5)
Somewhat well 163 (30.2)
Not very well 17 (3.2)
Not well at all 6 (1.1)
Prefer not to answer 4 (0.7)
Respondents reporting that screener was quick enough to use in a clinical setting 473 (87.8)
Is frequency without serving size enough information?
Yes, frequency is enough information 192 (35.6)
Probably frequency is enough, but I’m not sure 135 (25.1)
Probably frequency alone is NOT enough, but I’m not sure 44 (8.2)
No, I would want to know about serving sizes 166 (30.8)
Prefer not to answer 2 (0.4)
Would use the screener 368 (68.3)
(if yes) Approximately how often do you anticipate that you would use this screener in clinical practice? (n = 368)
All of the time/with all my patients 97 (26.3)
Most of the time/with most of my patients 170 (46.2)
Some of the time/with some of my patients 77 (20.9)
Occasionally/with a few of my patients 14 (3.8)
Not applicable 7 (1.9)
Prefer not to answer 3 (1.0)
Do you prefer a bar chart or pie chart format for visualizing scoring and starting the conversation and/or educating patients?
Pie chart 377 (69.9)
Bar chart 62 (11.5)
Both 68 (12.6)
Neither 23 (4.3)
Prefer not to answer 9 (1.7)
Is anything missing that you ate but that was not captured by the screener? (n = 402)a
Nothing missing; satisfied with screener 210 (52.2)
Foods 98 (24.4)
Beverages 31 (7.7)
More detail about food and beverages 30 (7.5)
Supplements 28 (7.0)
Eating/cooking behavior/food prep 28 (7.0)
Food or beverage reported but already captured by screener 25 (6.2)
Not codable/did not answer question 14 (3.5)
Portion size 11 (2.7)
Is anything else missing that would be important for you to know as a practitioner but that was not captured by the screener? (n = 422)a
Nothing missing; satisfied with screener 92 (21.8)
Food 62 (14.7)
Portion sizes 53 (12.6)
Eating behavior/preferences/allergies/ 51 (12.1)
Timing and/or frequency of eating, including fasting 47 (11.1)
More detail about food/diet/energy intake/calories 42 (10.0)
Supplements 38 (9.0)
Food preparation 31 (7.3)
Non-codable/not answering question 22 (5.2)
Otherb 115 (27.3)

aFree-text coded responses.

bIncludes other health behaviors/risk factors; health literacy/nutrition knowledge; barriers/social determinants of health; beverages; scoring, interpreting, presenting data; water intake (amount/timing); tobacco/alcohol/drug consumption; different data collection method; patient goals/commitment/patient perception of health and eating.