scholarly journals A Glimpse of the Sports Nutrition Awareness in Spanish Basketball Players

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Ignacio Escribano-Ott ◽  
Juan Mielgo-Ayuso ◽  
Julio Calleja-González
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Team Sport ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Sports Nutrition ◽  
Professional Support ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Descriptive Research

Basketball is a team sport, with many fans and practitioners worldwide from all ages and levels. In all cases, players accumulate high levels of fatigue, and there is also limited time to recover between games or practices. In particular, nutrition plays a key role in optimizing performance and recovery. However, it is typical to observe erroneous nutritional behaviors among basketball players. It has been theorized that these behaviors are influenced by habits acquired based on the individual’s knowledge. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to conduct a descriptive research of the sports nutrition knowledge and practices in a sample of Spanish basketball players, from athletes under 18 years old (n = 69) to nonprofessional (n = 14) and professional adult players (n = 21). The sample was comprised of 49 men and 55 women. This was a transversal, cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study. All participants (n = 104) completed an anonymous online survey in order to analyze their sports nutrition knowledge and practices. In view of the obtained results, we can conclude that the knowledge of sport-specific nutrition in players under 18 years old, as well as non-professional and professional adult basketball players, is insufficient through all the categories and levels. The lack of professional support and time management difficulties were identified as some of the main barriers.

scholarly journals Knowledge of Nutritional Issues among Osteopaths in Austria: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Jürgen Putschögl ◽  
Gebhard Woisetschläger
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare System ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Occupational Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire

Introduction: Osteopaths are important actors in the Austrian healthcare system. High prevalence rates for diseases associated with nutrition, as well as studies from other countries, imply that os-teopaths are confronted with questions regarding nutrition in the course of their work. Aim: The purpose of this study was to survey osteopath's knowledge of nutritional issues in a cross-sectional study and analyze factors that influence nutrition knowledge. Furthermore, it will be investigated if osteopaths are confronted with problems or questions regarding nutrition. Material and Methods: With the help of schools of osteopathy all osteopaths, who could be found in Austria, were asked to participate in an online survey. As instruments of research, the General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire (GNKQ) and a second questionnaire were used. Results: The average rate of correctly answered questions was 74.4% for the GNKQ and 37.2% for the Temple Questionnaire (n=188). Discussion: Compared to other occupational groups in the American or British healthcare system, Austrian osteopaths' average nutritional knowledge is slightly higher. Only nutrition experts and people employed at centres specializing in eating disorders obtained more favourable results. Fur-ther surveys ought to develop valid instruments for Austria and attempt to define which amount of nutrition knowledge can be considered as adequate for certain occupational groups. Keywords: nutrition knowledge, knowledge of nutritional issues, osteopathy, General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE AND SELF-CARE STRATEGIES OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN LATVIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 24-38
Author(s):  
Aiva Bundzena-Ervika ◽  
Kristīne Mārtinsone ◽  
Viktorija Perepjolkina ◽  
Aleksejs Ruža ◽  
Jeļena Koļesņikova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Care Activity

As the worldwide pandemic of Covid-19 continues, health-care professionals (HCP) have been exposed to different hazards, and there is a need to explore psychological resilience in crisis situations, and to give recommendations for its strengthening. The aim of this study was to examine relationship between psychological resilience and self-care strategies in HCP of Latvia, controlling for gender and age during Covid-19 pandemic, and to determine whether the psychological resilience and self-care strategies differ between HCP and professionals in other fields (POF) unrelated to healthcare. Method. The sample consisted of 1723 employees, who during the state of emergency continued to work in their profession; they were divided in two groups - 77 HCP (18 men, 59 women, age M = 46.23 (SD = 14.43)) and 1646 POF (720 men, 926 women, age M = 44.98 (SD = 11.93)) as comparison group. Specific data of national representative cross-sectional online survey (N = 2608), performed in July, 2020, were selected – demographic items, 7 items forming Psychological Resilience Scale and 17 item forming Self–care Strategies Questionnaire (consist of 4 scales: “Spiritual resources”, “Social support”, “Free time activities”, “Time management”). Results. “Time management” was only predictive for Self-care strategy for psychological resilience in both HCP and POF group. Neither age nor gender predicted psychological resilience in HCP group. No statistically significant differences for major variables between HCP and POF were found. Conclusions. The results suggest that performing such Self-care activity as time management can help to promote psychological resilience of the employees regardless of profession. Given the workload of HCP in pandemic, this is an important result. HCP psychological resilience and used self-care strategies during COVID-19 are not different from POF.

scholarly journals Cyberbullying Among Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practitioners in the Workplace: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Descriptive Study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Jin Kim ◽  
Linchao Qian ◽  
Muhammad Shahzad Aslam
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Complementary Medicine ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Research Management ◽  
Cross Sectional

BACKGROUND Cyberbullying is becoming prevalent among health care professionals and may cause a variety of mental health issues. Traditional and complementary medicine practitioners remain an important pillar of the health care system in Malaysia. OBJECTIVE This paper presents a study protocol for an online survey (Cyberbullying Among Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practitioner [TCMPs]) that will collect the first nationwide representative data on cyberbullying behavior among traditional and complementary medicine practitioners in Malaysia. The objectives of the survey are to (1) evaluate the cyberbullying behavior among traditional and complementary medicine practitioners in Malaysia, (2) identify sociodemographic and social factors related to cyberbullying, and (3) evaluate the association between cyberbullying behavior, sociodemographic, and social factors. METHODS A snowball sampling strategy will be applied. Traditional and complementary medicine practitioners who are permanent Malaysian residents will be randomly selected and invited to participate in the survey (N=1023). Cyberbullying behavior will be measured using the Cyberbullying Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ). Data on the following items will be collected: work-related bullying, person-related bullying, aggressively worded messages, distortion of messages, sending offensive photos/videos, hacking computers or sending a virus or rude message, and threatening messages about personal life or family members. We will also collect data on participants’ sociodemographic characteristics, social factors, and substance abuse behavior. RESULTS This cross-sectional descriptive study was registered with Research Registry (Unique Identifying Number 6216; November 05, 2020). This research work (substudy) is planned under a phase 1 study approved by the Research Management Centre, Xiamen University Malaysia. This substudy has been approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Xiamen University Malaysia (REC-2011.01). The cross-sectional survey will be conducted from July 01, 2021, to June 30, 2022. Data preparation and statistical analyses are planned from January 2022 onward. CONCLUSIONS The current research can contribute to identify the prevalence of workplace cyberbullying among Malaysian traditional and complementary medicine practitioners. The results will help government stakeholders, health professionals, and education professionals to understand the psychological well-being of Malaysian traditional and complementary medicine practitioners. CLINICALTRIAL Research Registry Unique Identifying Number 6216; https://tinyurl.com/3rsmxs7u INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT PRR1-10.2196/29582

scholarly journals Cyberbullying Among Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practitioners in the Workplace: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Descriptive Study

10.2196/29582 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. e29582
Author(s):  
Yun Jin Kim ◽  
Linchao Qian ◽  
Muhammad Shahzad Aslam
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Complementary Medicine ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Research Management ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background Cyberbullying is becoming prevalent among health care professionals and may cause a variety of mental health issues. Traditional and complementary medicine practitioners remain an important pillar of the health care system in Malaysia. Objective This paper presents a study protocol for an online survey (Cyberbullying Among Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practitioner [TCMPs]) that will collect the first nationwide representative data on cyberbullying behavior among traditional and complementary medicine practitioners in Malaysia. The objectives of the survey are to (1) evaluate the cyberbullying behavior among traditional and complementary medicine practitioners in Malaysia, (2) identify sociodemographic and social factors related to cyberbullying, and (3) evaluate the association between cyberbullying behavior, sociodemographic, and social factors. Methods A snowball sampling strategy will be applied. Traditional and complementary medicine practitioners who are permanent Malaysian residents will be randomly selected and invited to participate in the survey (N=1023). Cyberbullying behavior will be measured using the Cyberbullying Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ). Data on the following items will be collected: work-related bullying, person-related bullying, aggressively worded messages, distortion of messages, sending offensive photos/videos, hacking computers or sending a virus or rude message, and threatening messages about personal life or family members. We will also collect data on participants’ sociodemographic characteristics, social factors, and substance abuse behavior. Results This cross-sectional descriptive study was registered with Research Registry (Unique Identifying Number 6216; November 05, 2020). This research work (substudy) is planned under a phase 1 study approved by the Research Management Centre, Xiamen University Malaysia. This substudy has been approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Xiamen University Malaysia (REC-2011.01). The cross-sectional survey will be conducted from July 01, 2021, to June 30, 2022. Data preparation and statistical analyses are planned from January 2022 onward. Conclusions The current research can contribute to identify the prevalence of workplace cyberbullying among Malaysian traditional and complementary medicine practitioners. The results will help government stakeholders, health professionals, and education professionals to understand the psychological well-being of Malaysian traditional and complementary medicine practitioners. Trial Registration Research Registry Unique Identifying Number 6216; https://tinyurl.com/3rsmxs7u International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/29582

scholarly journals Physical and social challenges of youth during lockdown in Mizoram: a COVID lockdown study

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 4895
Author(s):  
Catherine Lianhmingthangi ◽  
U. Harikrishnan ◽  
Grace Lalhlupuii Sailo
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Health And Development ◽  
Second Phases

Background: Young people experience the COVID-19 pandemic differently and their new found ‘leisure’ time can pose several challenges in their physical and social life. This paper incorporates findings from an online survey that was conducted to probe into the physical and social challenges that disrupted the daily life of youth across gender during the lockdown in Mizoram, India.Methods: The study adopted a cross sectional descriptive research design and findings are based on an online survey using Google forms questionnaire administered through different social networking platforms among youth aged between 18-35 years. All respondents are permanent residents of Mizoram, India and the study was carried out during the first and second phases of lockdown across the country.Results: Physical challenges such as abuse, body weakness, laziness and appetite issues were found to be more among female youth while social challenges such as communication and socialization; and inability to maintain social distancing were found to be higher among male youth. Gender is found to have a highly significant relationship with laziness (r=0.069), increased appetite (r=0.086) and decreased appetite (r=0.122) and negative significant relationship with increased substance use (r=-0.183).Conclusions: The study found numerous challenges of youth in Mizoram during lockdown. These crisis calls for intervention of various researchers, policy makers and those working in the field of youth health and development.

scholarly journals Practical Nutrition Knowledge Mediates the Relationship Between Sociodemographic Characteristics and Diet Quality in Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristine Deroover ◽  
Tamara Bucher ◽  
Corneel Vandelanotte ◽  
Hein de Vries ◽  
Mitch J. Duncan
Keyword(s):  
Diet Quality ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Purpose: To investigate the direct and indirect effects of sociodemographic/health factors on diet quality through practical nutrition knowledge (PNK) about how to compose a balanced meal. Design: A cross-sectional study using data from an online survey of the 10 000 Steps cohort (data collected November-December 2016). Setting: Australia. Participants: Adults (n = 8161). Response rate was 16.7%. Measures: Self-reported lifestyle, health, and sociodemographic characteristics, including diet quality and PNK. Analysis: The PROCESS macro for SPSS was used to conduct the mediation analyses. Results: Better diet quality was associated with being female, older, more highly educated, and having a lower body mass index. Mediation analysis showed that PNK significantly mediated the associations between sex (a*b = 0.54, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.39-0.70) and education (vocational education: a*b = 0.22, 95% CI = 0.12-0.35, university: a*b = 0.48, 95% CI = 0.35-0.64), and diet quality. Practical nutrition knowledge suppressed the association between age and diet quality (a*b = −0.03, 95% CI = −0.04 to −0.03). Conclusion: Variations in diet quality between sociodemographic groups were partially explained by differences in PNK, suggesting that focusing public health efforts on increasing this specific knowledge type might be promising.

scholarly journals Perception of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement of authors publishing reviews in nursing journals: a cross-sectional online survey

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. e026271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilson W S Tam ◽  
Arthur Tang ◽  
Brigitte Woo ◽  
Shawn Y S Goh
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pubmed Database ◽  
Prisma Statement ◽  
Perceived Importance ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Meta Analyses

ObjectiveThe Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement has been developed as a guideline for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Despite the prevalent use of the PRISMA statement in medicine and nursing, no studies have examined authors’ perception of it. The purpose of this study is to explore the perception of the PRISMA statement of authors who published reviews, meta-analyses, or both in nursing journals.DesignCross-sectional descriptive study.MethodsAn online survey was conducted among authors who published reviews, meta-analyses, or both in nursing journals between 2011 and 2017. The selected authors’ email addresses were extracted from the PUBMED database. A questionnaire—with a 10-point Likert scale (1—not important at allto 10—very important)—was developed to elicit their responses regarding their perception of not only the PRISMA statement as a whole, but also the individual items therein.ResultsInvitations were sent to 1960 valid email addresses identified, with 230 responses (response rate: 11.7%) and 181 completed responses (completion rate: 9.2%). The average perceived importance of the PRISMA statement was 8.66 (SD=1.35), while the perceived importance for the individual items ranged from 7.74 to 9.32. Six items were rated significantly higher than the average rating, whereas one item was rated significantly lower.ConclusionMost respondents perceived the PRISMA statement as important. Items related to information sources, selection, search-flow presentation, summary of findings, limitations and interpretation were deemed more important while the registration was deemed less so.

Knowledge and Attitudes about Nutrition related to Snacking Practices in Madrasah Tsanawiyah Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-87
Author(s):  
Puji Lestari ◽  
Zana Fitriana Octavia
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Nutritious Food ◽  
Practice Methods ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Snacks in students' social life are a means of socializing students with their friends. Students tend to consume less nutritious food. The practice of this student snack begins with the attitude of the students, which begins with the students' knowledge of nutrition. This study aims to analyze the relationship between knowledge and attitudes about nutrition on students' snacking practice. Methods: This study is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional research design. The research sample consisted of 133 students, who were students in grades 8 & 9 Mts Darul Ulum. Results: The results of the Spearman rho test, the relationship between nutritional knowledge and snacking practice (p = 0.084), the relationship between nutritional attitudes towards snacking practice (p = 0.013). Conclusion: Nutritional knowledge is not related to nutritional attitudes. Nutritional attitudes are related to snacking practices. KEYWORDS: Nutrition Knowledge; Snack Attitude; Snack Practices    

scholarly journals Sports nutrition knowledge and perceptions among professional basketball athletes and coaches in Lebanon-a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyne Matar Boumosleh ◽  
Catherine el Hage ◽  
Antoine Farhat
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Sports Nutrition ◽  
Basketball Player ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adequate Nutrition ◽  
Sports Clubs ◽  
Study Participants

Abstract Background Basketball is the most popular sport in Lebanon. Adequate nutrition has been established to be a key component of optimal athletic performance, recovery from exercise and exercise-induced injury and documented to be associated with adequate nutrition knowledge (NK). In Lebanon, nutrition education is not incorporated into the basketball player training program and there is no established position for sports nutritionists in basketball clubs. To our knowledge, the present study is the first to evaluate the NK status of Division I Basketball (D1B) players /coaches in Lebanon. The objectives of this study are to assess the prevalence of inadequate NK; identify the gaps in NK, main sources of nutrition information, perceptions on sports nutrition and independent predictors of inadequate NK among D1B players and coaches in Lebanon. Methods All D1B players (n = 184) and coaches (n = 16) in Lebanon were invited to participate in the study. Study participants were asked to complete a questionnaire that included questions on NK, resources and perceptions. A percentage of ≥60% of NK questions answered correctly was used as indicative of having adequate NK. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the sample characteristics. The T-test and chi square test were used for comparisons of means and proportions, respectively. Logistic regression was used to explore the predictors of inadequate NK in D1B players. Results The sample consisted of 178 D1B players (nM = 126; nF = 52) and 11 male coaches, resulting in survey response rates of 97 and 69%, respectively. Inadequate NK was found among about 80 and 54% of D1B players and coaches, respectively. Inadequate NK was found to be independently associated with lack of nutrition education in D1B players. Conclusions Despite widespread lack of adequate NK among D1B players and coaches in Lebanon, our sports clubs do not have dietitians. Basketball sports clubs in Lebanon should start to budget for hiring a dietitian or carrying out nutrition education campaigns that are based on analyses of incorrect responses of our study participants. Findings of this study are of tremendous significance to D1B players in Lebanon in terms of improving the athletes’ physical health and performance.

scholarly journals Italian Survey on Perception of Obesity and Bariatric and Metabolic surgery: a comparison between general practitioners and obese patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Tassinari ◽  
Cecilia Lucia Andrea Giassi ◽  
Alessandro Giovanelli ◽  
Emanuela De Santis ◽  
Sara Boveri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioners ◽  
Treatment Option ◽  
Metabolic Surgery ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Obesity Treatment ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Awareness Campaigns

Abstract Purpose Obesity is a pandemic, chronic and relapsing disease with several treatment options. The aim of this work was to investigate the level of awareness that people with obesity (PwO) have of their own condition and the level of knowledge regarding possible treatments available. To compare and contrast collected data on PwO with data obtained from general practitioners (GPs). Methods Data for this cross-sectional, non-interventional, descriptive study was collected via an online survey (CAWI methodology). 521 people were interviewed: 320 PwO and 201 GPs. Survey data were summarised in percentages and a 95% Confidence Interval (CI 95%). Results There is a lack of awareness of obesity as a disease among PwO. Firstly, most PwO (60%, 95% CI: 54%-65%) consider obesity to be an aesthetic problem and secondly a health problem (59%, 95% CI: 54%-65%). Conversely, 80% (95% CI: 74%-85%) of GPs consider obesity as a disease. The survey focus on the knowledge of bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS) as a possible treatment option showed that only 12% of PwO (95% CI: 8%-16%) declared they had never heard about it, while 88% (95% CI: 84%-91%) declared they knew about it. Similarly, 95% (95% CI: 91%-98%) of GPs claim to know about BMS, but they recommended it only to 5% (95% CI:2%-9%) of their patients. In treating obesity GPs considered BMS less efficient than diet and physical activity (83% (95% CI: 77%-88%) vs 90% (95% CI: 84%-93%)) and to be indicated mainly for patients with comorbidities which cannot be controlled otherwise. Conclusions Our results indicate that implementing awareness campaigns for patients and GPs is currently as essential as providing structured programmes for obesity treatment. Moreover, it is still necessary to sensitize GPs on BMS which should be considered a standard obesity treatment option in selected cases. Level of evidence: Level V, cross-sectional, descriptive study.

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