Burnout, nutrition knowledge, and dietary intake of athletic trainers
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2021-12
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Ebacher, Hailey
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Litchfiled, Ruth
Lanningham-Foster, Lorraine
Meier, Mary
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Context: Burnout continues to be present in the field of athletic training Some studies suggest burnout and chronic stress may impact dietary intake.7 High perceptions of stress have been associated with less frequent exercise, higher fat diets, and more cigarette smoking.18 Objective: To examine burnout syndrome, nutrition knowledge, and dietary intake, among a population of athletic trainers. Design: Cross-Sectional Study. Setting: All practice settings, highlighted are high school, clinic, collegiate, and other settings. Patients or Other Participants: Current MidAmerican Athletic Trainers Association (MAATA) members. Data Collection and Analysis: Data was collected from an online survey including the Nutrition Knowledge Assessment (Makowske and Feinman, 2005) and Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (Kristensen, 2004). The Automated Self-Administered 24-hour (ASA24) Dietary Recall was completed by a subsample of the population. Analysis was performed on SAS (v. 8.3, Cary, NC) and SPSS (v.26, Armonk, NY). Results: Female athletic trainers experienced more burnout than their male counterparts, less burnout occurred in athletic trainers of both genders with more years of experience. Results also suggest an increase in burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study did not observe a link between burnout score and dietary intake. Positive trends were observed between years of experience and total fruit consumption, total vegetable consumption and practice settings as well as personal burnout level and saturated fat consumption. Conclusions: Burnout continues to be present in the field of athletic training. This research has identified that strategies targeting female athletic trainers and those practicing in the collegiate setting are most likely to improve longevity of practice within the profession
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