Nutrition & Dietetics Department, School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Nutr Diet. 2019 Sep;76(4):421-427. doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12545. Epub 2019 May 17.
To describe client expectations and the experience of nutrition care provided by personal trainers and explore factors that influence expectations of nutrition care.
A cross-sectional survey identified expectations of nutrition care provided by personal trainers. Likert scales explored expected nutrition care, nutrition knowledge of personal trainers and experiences of those who had received nutrition care from a personal trainer. Expectations were evaluated using descriptive statistics. Associations between expectations and participant characteristics were explored with Pearson chi-squared tests.
Six hundred twenty-seven Australian residents participated (77% female; 16-74 years of age). Participants frequently expected personal trainers to be knowledgeable about and discuss general healthy eating, muscle gain and weight loss. Half of the participants expected personal trainers to discuss and be knowledgeable about nutrition for chronic disease. Of the 334 participants who had engaged a personal trainer, 98% received nutrition care. Half of these participants (n = 167) were satisfied with the nutrition care they received, and 40% reported positive dietary changes because of their personal trainers' nutrition care. Tertiary education and perceived healthfulness of diet lowered expectations of nutrition care from personal trainers (P < 0.001). Engagement of a personal trainer did not influence expectations of nutrition discussions (P > 0.01) but increased expectations of personal trainer nutrition knowledge (P < 0.01).
Clients expect personal trainers to provide nutrition care. Client expectations may compel personal trainers to provide nutrition care beyond the recommended scope of practice. Strategies to manage client expectations, including awareness of the personal trainer scope of practice, are needed to ensure safe and effective nutrition care from personal trainers.
描述客户对私人教练提供的营养护理的期望和体验，并探讨影响营养护理期望的因素。
采用横断面调查的方法确定私人教练提供的营养护理期望。李克特量表探讨了私人教练预期的营养护理、私人教练的营养知识以及接受过私人教练营养护理的人的经验。使用描述性统计数据评估期望。使用 Pearson 卡方检验探讨期望与参与者特征之间的关联。
627 名澳大利亚居民参与了调查（77%为女性；年龄 16-74 岁）。参与者经常期望私人教练了解并讨论一般的健康饮食、肌肉增长和体重减轻。一半的参与者期望私人教练讨论并了解慢性疾病的营养问题。在 334 名聘请过私人教练的参与者中，98%接受过营养护理。其中一半（n=167）对他们接受的营养护理感到满意，40%报告由于私人教练的营养护理而产生了积极的饮食变化。接受过高等教育和认为自己饮食健康的人对私人教练提供的营养护理期望较低（P<0.001）。聘请私人教练不会影响对营养讨论的期望（P>0.01），但会增加对私人教练营养知识的期望（P<0.01）。
客户期望私人教练提供营养护理。客户的期望可能迫使私人教练提供超出建议实践范围的营养护理。需要制定策略来管理客户的期望，包括了解私人教练的实践范围，以确保私人教练提供安全有效的营养护理。
