A valid and reliable nutrition knowledge questionnaire for track and field athletes.

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 (??>?0.7), Pearson's correlation (p?

SUBMITTER: Furber MJW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7050860 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature