dc.contributor.author | Furber, Matt | |
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, Justin | |
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, Michael | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-01T13:01:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-01T13:01:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-04-12 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Furber , M , Roberts , J & Roberts , M 2017 , ' A valid and reliable nutrition knowledge questionnaire for track and field athletes ' , BMC Nutrition , vol. 3 , no. 36 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-017-0156-0 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/18258 | |
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dc.description.abstract | Background Establishing an understanding of an athlete’s nutrition knowledge can inform the coach/practitioner and support the development of the athlete. Thus the purpose of the study was to develop a psychometrically valid and reliable tool to assess general and sport nutrition knowledge. Methods An 85 question questionnaire was developed in consultation with a panel of experts. Ninety-eight participants from the UK completed the questionnaire, and again 3 weeks later. The participants were classified into two groups: those with nutrition (NUT, n = 53) training (sport nutritionists and dietitians who were either practicing or undertaking a postgraduate qualification in the field), and those without (NONUT, n = 48) training (professionals and postgraduate students with no exposure to any form of nutrition training). The questionnaire was then administered to a pilot cohort of UK based track and field athletes (n = 59) who were requested to time how long it took to complete the questionnaire. Results Psychometric statistical analysis of the results was completed, resulting in the removal of 23 questions for a total of 62 questions in the final questionnaire. The validated questionnaire was then administered to 58 track and field athletes. Internal consistency was assessed using Chronbach’s alpha (α > 0.7), Pearson’s correlation (p < 0.05) was used to assess reliability. Construct validity was evaluated using a t-test (p < 0.05). A total test retest correlation of 0.95 was achieved (sub-section range: 0.87–0.97). Internal consistency was accepted in each sub-section (α = 0.78–0.92) and the nutrition-trained group scored significantly higher on the overall questionnaire (80.4 vs 49.6%). The overall score for the athletic group was 61.0%. Conclusion The questionnaire satisfied all psychometric measures and provides a new valid and reliable tool to assess general and sport nutrition knowledge of track and field athlete. | en |
dc.format.extent | 796592 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | BMC Nutrition | |
dc.subject | nutrition knowledge | |
dc.subject | athlete | |
dc.subject | questionnaire | |
dc.subject | validation | |
dc.subject | sport nutrition | |
dc.title | A valid and reliable nutrition knowledge questionnaire for track and field athletes | en |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Psychology and Sports Sciences | |
dc.contributor.institution | Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Sciences | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Research in Psychology and Sports | |
dc.contributor.institution | Psychology of Movement | |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Life and Medical Sciences | |
dc.contributor.institution | Sport, Health and Exercise | |
dc.contributor.institution | Adaptive Physiology and Functional Nutrition | |
dc.contributor.institution | Health and Wellbeing | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1186/s40795-017-0156-0 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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