Intro: Evidence-Based Practice Flashcards
What is the risk of opinion-based sport nutrition advice?
- lack of performance results
- health concerns
- doping violations
Role of dietician in combatting opinion-based misinformation
- Building trust
- Re-teaching information
- May have to deal with conflict within a sport medicine team
What are some characteristics of statements of personal opinions?
- influenced by others personal experiences rather than scientific evidence
- Often use language that is impassioned and packs an emotional punch.
- Frequently make value judgments
- Often predict future events with nothing to back it up
- likely to provide interpretations of events that are not well-founded or logical
- cannot be chacked for accuracy
Is “clinically proven” approved?
Not a protected label so anyone can use it
Characteristics of statements that are fact
- Are evidence based
- Often include dates, numbers, and statistics.
- not subject to broad interpretation
- neutral language used
- Don’t make predictions, assumptions, express value judgments, or offer interpretations.
- Are not subject to change for the most part
What is the ‘reality check’ with evidence-based education?
- not always ‘cool’
- athletes often more interested in unusual diet patterns from others experiences
- pressure for pro athletes to find something ‘innovative’
- Waiting for knowledge is often slow
- Will do what they want regardless of advice
Individuals who provide nutrition counselling, guidance, advice, coaching, training, or instruction to a client (s) are legally responsible for the advice that is offered.
jurisprudence and liability
Sport dietitians/nutritionists have both an ethical and a legal obligation to provide advice and care that is defensible and based on sound scientific evidence.
jurisprudence and liability
What is the importance of jurisprudence and liability?
professions givining advice are legally responsible for that advice and must be able to defend it
A framework to critically evaluate performance nutrition-related research papers
Paper to podium matrix
What are some issues with translating sport nutrition research?
- Research may not translate well
- often studied in isolation without consideration for food matrix
- A body of research on a nutritional intervention is required
- collecting a body of research is slow
- subject population varies so translation to others may not work
- sample sizes often smallmany interventions are endurance type
Why is it difficult to translate knowledge to elite athletes?
- Elite athletes may not want to experiment on their bodies
- Coaches may not allow research using their teams
- “Recreationally active” individuals are more available on a college campus
- Funding may be for target populations, such as older adults, women, or children
What does the podium to paper matrix evaluate?
- Context
- Participants
- Research Design
- Control
- Validity & Reliability
- Data Analytics
- Application
- Risk/Reward
- Timing
What is the first step in translating research to practice?
A critique of the translational potential of the existing scientific evidence
What is important to remember when evaluating research?
read the whole research paper!
