1. Determinants of the adoption of injury risk reduction programmes in athletics (track and field):an online survey of 7715 French athletes
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Simon Martin, Evert Verhagen, Lison Jacquet, Alexis Ruffault, Pascal Edouard, Marine Sorg, Christine Hanon, Human Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy Research Group, Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Public and occupational health, AMS - Sports, APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases, French Institute of Sport (INSEP), Research Department, Laboratory Sport, Expertise and Performance (EA7370) (SEP (EA7370)), Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance (INSEP), Unité de Recherche Interfacultaire Santé et Société (URiSS), University of Liège, Sports Medicine Unit, Department of Clinical and Exercise Physiology, University Hospital of Saint-Étienne, Adaptations Physiologiques à l'Exercice et Réadaptation à l'effort - UR UPJV 3300 (APERE), Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-CHU Amiens-Picardie, Halmstad University, Fédération Française d'Athlétisme (FFA), Amsterdam Collaboration on Health & Safety in Sports, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, University Medical Centers – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, European Athletics Medical & Anti Doping Commission, European Athletics Association (EAA), Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité (LIBM ), Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), and Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Université Jean Monnet [Saint-Étienne] (UJM)
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Athletic Injuries/epidemiology ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Theory of planned behaviour ,[SHS.PSY]Humanities and Social Sciences/Psychology ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Group comparison ,Logistic regression ,Promotion (rank) ,Sports injury prevention ,Negatively associated ,[SHS.SPORT.SS]Humanities and Social Sciences/Sport/Sport heath ,medicine ,Humans ,Injury risk ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Track and field athletics ,Prevention strategy ,Preventive healthcare ,media_common ,biology ,Athletes ,Athletes/psychology ,General Medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Athletic Injuries ,track and field ,Psychology ,[SHS.SPORT.SCS]Humanities and Social Sciences/Sport/Sport cognitive sciences ,Risk Reduction Behavior ,Sociocognitive determinants ,Demography - Abstract
ObjectivesTo identify individual characteristics associated with the adoption of injury risk reduction programmes (IRRP) and to investigate the variations in sociocognitive determinants (ie, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control and intentions) of IRRP adoption in athletics (track and field) athletes.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study using an online survey sent to athletes licensed with the French Federation of Athletics to investigate their habits and sociocognitive determinants of IRRP adoption. Sociodemographic characteristics, sports practice and history of previous injuries were also recorded. Logistic regression analyses and group comparisons were performed.ResultsThe final sample was composed of 7715 athletes. From the multivariable analysis, competing at the highest level was positively associated with IRRP adoption (adjusted OR (AOR)=1.66; 99.9% CI 1.39 to 1.99 and AOR=1.48; 99.9% CI 1.22 to 1.80) and presenting a low number of past injuries was negatively associated with IRRP adoption (AOR=0.48; 99.9% CI 0.35 to 0.65 and AOR=0.61; 99.9% CI 0.44 to 0.84), both during their lifetime and the current season, respectively. These results were supported by higher scores of sociocognitive determinants among athletes who reported IRRP adoption compared with other athletes.ConclusionSome characteristics of athletes seem to be associated with IRRP adoption either positively (competing at the highest level) or negatively (presenting a lower number of past injuries), whereas all the sociocognitive determinants tested appear to be linked to IRRP adoption. Since many athlete characteristics are difficult or impossible to change, IRRP promotion may be enhanced by targeting athletes’ beliefs and intentions to adopt an IRRP.
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- 2022