Validation of a sports nutrition knowledge questionnaire for athletes in the United Kingdom and Ireland

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dc.citation.volume12
dc.contributor.authorEdmonds C
dc.contributor.authorTam R
dc.contributor.authorMadigan S
dc.contributor.authorGubb L
dc.contributor.authorBeck KL
dc.contributor.authorGifford JA
dc.contributor.authorFlood VM
dc.contributor.authorPrvan T
dc.contributor.authorGemming LN
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor H
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-18T03:14:06Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T01:41:32Z
dc.date.available2023-01-06
dc.date.available2023-08-18T03:14:06Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T01:41:32Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-06
dc.date.updated2023-08-18T03:07:54Z
dc.description© The Author(s), 2023en_US
dc.description.abstractSound general and sports nutrition knowledge in athletes is essential for making appropriate dietary choices. Assessment of nutrition knowledge enables evaluation and tailoring of nutrition education. However, few well-validated tools are available to assess nutrition knowledge in athletes. The objective of the present study was to establish the validity of the Platform to Evaluate Athlete Knowledge Sports - Nutrition Questionnaire (PEAKS-NQ) for use in the United Kingdom and Irish (UK-I) athletes. To confirm content validity, twenty-three sports nutritionists (SNs) from elite, UK-I sports institutes provided feedback on the PEAKS-NQ via a modified Delphi method. After minor changes, the UK-I version of the PEAKS-NQ was administered to UK-I SN from the British Dietetic Association Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register, and elite athletes (EA) training at elite sports institutes in the UK and Ireland. Independent samples t-test and independent samples median tests were used to compare PEAKS-NQ total and subsection scores between EA and SN (to assess construct validity). Cronbach's alpha (good ≥ 0⋅7) was used to establish internal consistency. The SN achieved greater overall [SN (n 23) 92⋅3 (9⋅3) v. EA (n 154): 71⋅4 (10⋅0)%; P < 0⋅001] and individual section scores (P < 0⋅001) except Section B, Identification of Food Groups (P = 0⋅07). Largest knowledge differences between SN and EA were in Section D, Applied Sports Nutrition [SN: 88⋅5 (8⋅9) v. EA: 56⋅7 (14⋅5)%; P < 0⋅00]. Overall ES was large (2⋅1), with subsections ranging from 0⋅6 to 2⋅3. Cronbach's alpha was good (0⋅83). The PEAKS-NQ had good content and construct validity, supporting its use to assess nutrition knowledge of UK-I athletes.
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dc.identifierS2048679022001094
dc.identifierhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36721724
dc.identifier.citationEdmonds C, Tam R, Madigan S, Gubb L, Beck KL, Gifford JA, Flood VM, Prvan T, Gemming LN, O'Connor H. (2023). Validation of a sports nutrition knowledge questionnaire for athletes in the United Kingdom and Ireland.. J Nutr Sci. 12. (pp. e2-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/jns.2022.109
dc.identifier.eissn2048-6790
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
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dc.identifier.issn2048-6790
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/19982
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherCambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Society
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-nutritional-science/article/validation-of-a-sports-nutrition-knowledge-questionnaire-for-athletes-in-the-united-kingdom-and-ireland/F6F50EB77FCC16965560DE2B63BFC01F
dc.relation.isPartOfJ Nutr Sci
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectConstruct validity
dc.subjectGeneral nutrition knowledge
dc.subjectInternal consistency
dc.subjectSports nutrition knowledge
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectIreland
dc.subjectAthletes
dc.subjectHealth Education
dc.subjectFood
dc.subjectUnited Kingdom
dc.titleValidation of a sports nutrition knowledge questionnaire for athletes in the United Kingdom and Ireland
dc.typeJournal article
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