Australian team sports athletes prefer dietitians, the internet and nutritionists for sports nutrition information.
Aim: To evaluate the information sources that are used and preferred by Australian athletes and to assess if preferences influence nutrition knowledge (NK). Methods: Elite and non‐elite Australian team sport athletes, playing Australian football (AF), cricket, lawn bowls, soccer or hockey, were recr...
| Publicado en: | Nutrition & Dietetics Vol. 76; no. 4; pp. 428 - 438 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2019
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=138520025&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 138520025 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14466368 QMK jtl: Nutrition & Dietetics issn: 14466368 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Sep2019 vid: 76 iid: 4 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 138520025 138520025 138520025 10.1111/1747-0080.12569 138520025 ppf: 428 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Australian team sports athletes prefer dietitians, the internet and nutritionists for sports nutrition information. aug: au: Trakman, Gina L. Forsyth, Adrienne Hoye, Russell Belski, Regina affil: Department of Dietetics, Nutrition and Sport, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne Victoria, Australia sug: subj: Athletes Australia Team Sports Australia Dietitians Internet Nutrition Health Information Information Services Evaluation Health Knowledge Human Sports Nutritional Sciences Australia Athletes, Elite Rugby Cricket (Sports) Soccer Hockey Questionnaires T-Tests Mann-Whitney U Test Data Analysis Software Male Female Adolescence Adult Middle Age Aged Chi Square Test Descriptive Statistics Funding Source Australian Football Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Male Female ab: Aim: To evaluate the information sources that are used and preferred by Australian athletes and to assess if preferences influence nutrition knowledge (NK). Methods: Elite and non‐elite Australian team sport athletes, playing Australian football (AF), cricket, lawn bowls, soccer or hockey, were recruited via the sporting organisations' qualified sports dietitians or club presidents. Athletes completed one of two online, validated sports NK questionnaires. Frequency analysis on previous sources of advice, preferred sources of information and preferred type of support were assessed. Differences in NK scores (%) based on previous sources of dietary advice and preferences for obtaining information were assessed using t test or Mann‐Whitney U test. Results: Demographic and information source questions were completed by 410 athletes; 331 also completed NK questions. Athletes were mostly non‐elite (76%) and AF players (79%). Forty‐four per cent of athletes reported having previously received advice from a dietitian. Twenty per cent, 19% and 16% of athletes chose "dietitian," "internet" and "nutritionist" as their preferred source of nutrition information, respectively. Athletes preferred information on sports nutrition (35%), individual consultations (33%), and information on general healthy eating (33%), over cooking classes (4%) and group presentations (3%). There were no significant associations between preferred and previous information sources and NK scores. Conclusions: Australian athletes prefer dietitians, the internet and nutritionists for sports nutrition information. There is an interest in and need for access to a qualified sports dietitian and reputable internet‐based nutrition information. Education programs and advice given to athletes need to be evaluated. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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