Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the role and perceptions of registered dietitians who work in sports nutrition.A survey was electronically distributed to the American Dietetic Association Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition dietetic practice group of 5,894 members.Additionally, a survey was distributed to all the student athletes and coaches of two division I institutions, Kent State University and Indiana University, to gauge the perceptions of registered dietitians in these sample populations.However, there was very low response rate with these surveys, and the data was excluded from the study.There were 650 dietitians who participated in this study.Statistical analysis consisted of means, standard deviations, and frequencies.The findings conclude that the registered dietitians who work in sports nutrition perceive their roles to be largely similar, but the frequency of performing tasks as a part of their role in sports nutrition was not as widely reported among the sample population.iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First and foremost, I would like to thank Dr. Natalie Caine-Bish for her unending support of this thesis project.Without her, this would not have to come to fruition.I would like to thank her for her encouragement, gracious answers to my endless number of questions, patience, kindness, and fortitude.I would also like to thank the other members of my committee for their insight and support.I would like to thank my parents, Stephen and Patricia Horvath
Author: S Horvath
Institution: Kent State University
Language: English
Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2240285533