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Thesis
Female Athletes and Eating Disorders: A Research Synopsis
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/1999
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/4027
Abstract
In the United States, 95% of eating disorders exist in females. One-third of females in athletics suffer from disordered eating. Research is examining the physical and psychological consequences associated with this behavior. The physical consequences of eating disorders among female athletes are becoming so common they've even named a phenomenon after them called the Female Athlete Triad. The three components of the triad include disordered eating, amenorrhea and osteoporosis. Tools used to detect eating disorders in female athletes include body mass index, screening questionnaires and twenty-four hour nutritional screens. Treatment for a female athlete may include hormone replacement therapy, vitamin and mineral supplements and antidepressants. Nurse practitioners are vital in providing necessary preventative strategies and education to females who are at risk or currently have an eating disorder.
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- Title
- Female Athletes and Eating Disorders: A Research Synopsis
- Creators
- Jamie Pilcher
- Contributors
- Margaret Auld Bruya (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590531801842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis