The National Sports Safety in Secondary Schools Benchmark (N4SB) Study: Defining Athletic Training Practice Characteristics
The National Sports Safety in Secondary Schools Benchmark (N4SB) Study: Defining Athletic Training Practice Characteristics
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DOI：
10.4085/1062-6050-48.4.04
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发表时间：
2013-07-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Parsons, John T.
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作者：
McLeod, Tamara C. Valovich;Bliven, Kellie C. Huxel;Parsons, John T.
内容：运动参与率和运动相关伤害率的增加，导致更加重视和关注中学生运动员的医疗保健。获得运动训练服务被视为向学生运动员提供适当的伤害预防和医疗保健的关键因素。然而，很少有数据是关于实践的特点，体育教练（AT）在此setting.Objective：描述中学体育教练（AT）的做法。设计：描述性研究。设置：基于网络的survey.Patients or Other Participants：A total of 17 558 AT with current National Athletic Trainers' Association membership was identified for survey distribution。其中，4232 AT表示，他们在中学的设置实践，4045完成了一些部分的survey.Main结果Measure（S）：一个基于网络的调查是用来获得人口统计信息AT和他们的中学和特点的运动训练实践。关于运动教练的个人特点，中学的特点，和实践模式的描述性数据报告的百分比和frequency.Results：大多数受访者是在他们的职业生涯的早期阶段，相对较新的中学实践设置。近三分之二（62.4%; n = 2522）的受访者有10年或更少的经验作为中学AT，52%（n = 2132）已认证为10年或更少，53.4%（n = 2164）有10年或更少的经验，在任何实践环境。大多数受访者（85%）在公立学校工作，1999年入学人数为1000人（35.5%），足球（95.5%）。超过一半的受访者直接受雇于他们的学校。大多数受访者（50.6%）报告的运动训练预算不到4000美元。大多数AT进行现场评价（87.5%）的所有时间，与较小的百分比提供治疗（73.3%）或康复（47.4%）服务的所有时间。结论：这是第一项研究描述中学体育训练，反映了国家的实践趋势。为了提高运动训练护理的质量，并支持和改善目前的工作条件，该行业必须检查其成员如何在日常的基础上实践。
Context: Increased rates of sport participation and sport-related injury have led to greater emphasis on and attention to medical care of student-athletes in the secondary school setting. Access to athletic training services is seen as a critical factor for delivering adequate injury prevention and medical care to student-athletes. However, few data are available regarding practice characteristics of athletic trainers (ATs) in this setting.Objective: To characterize the practices of secondary school athletic trainers (ATs).Design: Descriptive study.Setting: Web-based survey.Patients or Other Participants: A total of 17 558 ATs with current National Athletic Trainers' Association membership were identified for survey distribution. Of these, 4232 ATs indicated that they practiced in the secondary school setting, and 4045 completed some part of the survey.Main Outcome Measure(s): A Web-based survey was used to obtain demographic information about ATs and their secondary schools and characteristics of athletic training practice. Descriptive data regarding the athletic trainer's personal characteristics, secondary school characteristics, and practice patterns are reported as percentages and frequencies.Results: Most respondents were in the early stages of their careers and relatively new to the secondary school practice setting. Nearly two-thirds (62.4%; n = 2522) of respondents had 10 or fewer years of experience as secondary school ATs, 52% (n = 2132) had been certified for 10 or fewer years, and 53.4% (n = 2164) had 10 or fewer years of experience in any practice setting. The majority of respondents (85%) worked in public schools with enrollment of 1000 to 1999 (35.5%) and with football (95.5%). More than half of respondents were employed directly by their school. Most respondents (50.6%) reported an athletic training budget of less than $4000. The majority of ATs performed evaluations (87.5%) on-site all of the time, with a smaller percentage providing treatments (73.3%) or rehabilitation (47.4%) services all of the time.Conclusions: This is the first study to describe secondary school athletic training that reflects national practice trends. To improve the quality of athletic training care and to support and improve current working conditions, the profession must examine how its members practice on a day-to-day basis.