Table 1.
Key psychosocial measures used to assess outcomes of the East Side Table Make-at-Home Meal Kit program
| Measure (original psychometrics).citation | Example item from the measure | No. items | Response options | Scale alphas in study sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pre | post | follow-up | ||||
| Cooking and Food Preparation Self-Efficacy (α=0.90).(Lahne et al, 2017) | I am confident creating meals from the ingredients have on hand. | 13 | 7 pointa | α=0.90 | α=0.90 | α=0.91 |
| Cooking Techniques (α=0.91).(Condrasky et al., 2011) | Preparing fresh or frozen green vegetables (eg, broccoli, spinach) | 14 | 5 pointb | α=0.88 | α=0.91 | α=0.89 |
| Negative Cooking Attitude (α=0.85).(Condrasky et al., 2011) | Cooking is frustrating. | 4 | 5 pointa | α=0.91 | α=0.82 | α=0.89 |
| Food Insecurity (cAlpha not provided; 97% sensitive 83% specific to gold standard food insecurity measure).(Hager et al., 2010) | Within the past 12 months we worried whether our food would run out before we got money to buy more. | 2 | 3 pointc | α=0.85 | α=0.89 | α=0.92 |
| Healthy Food Availability (α=0.89).(Flocke et al., 2017) | The fresh fruits and vegetables in your neighborhood are of high quality | 4 | 5 pointa | α=0.81 | α=0.78 | α=0.82 |
Note. Items were summed for scale scores. Responses were coded so higher scores indicated a higher trait (e.g., higher food insecurity, higher self-efficacy). Number of response options are listed in the table, and superscripts note what the response options were.
From strongly disagree to strongly agree.
From not at all confident to extremely confident.
From never true for me to always true for me.