Youth athletes at Swedish sports high schools with an athletics specialism emphasise environmental support for injury risk management: a focus group study.
Youth athletes at Swedish sports high schools with an athletics specialism emphasise environmental support for injury risk management: a focus group study.
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10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001527
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2023
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4.8
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在这项研究中，我们研究了知识和理解的运动相关的伤害，青少年田径运动员和评估他们的需求，在管理任何健康问题。定性数据收集通过12个焦点小组与青年运动员（16 - 19岁）在瑞典体育高中与田径专业学习。所有重点小组的讨论都进行了录音和转录，然后采用专题分析方法进行分析。四名研究人员独立审查了成绩单，生成了代码并开发了主题。与运动员对运动损伤的认识和理解相关的三个首要主题是：（1）对损伤的认识，（2）对损伤的感知，（3）导致损伤的因素。青年运动员通常不确定如何承认与运动有关的伤害。他们表示，有关伤害的知识部分是通过反思同龄人的生活经历获得的。它还表明，似乎有一个'文化的接受'关于伤害的发生。相比之下，受伤的原因被认为取决于多种因素（例如，缺乏有关培训实践的特定背景知识）。关于运动员在管理伤害方面的需求，另外开发了三个主题：（1）创建功能性精英运动环境，（2）知识应用和（3）培养运动员。与学校环境有关的结构和组织的明显缺乏被确定为一个重要的问题，以审查创造机会，可持续的体育发展。这项研究确定了瑞典体育高中体育专业可以改进的领域，并可以应用于其他青年体育背景。这项研究的结果指导学校的利益攸关方，以及体育管理机构谁拥有的任务，以影响青年体育背景下的活动，其中应特别注意改善青年运动员的社会环境。
In this study, we examined knowledge and understanding of sport-related injuries among youth athletics (track and field) athletes and assessed their needs in managing any health problems. Qualitative data were collected via 12 focus groups with youth athletes (16–19 years) studying at Swedish sports high schools with an athletics specialism. All focus group discussions were audiorecorded and transcribed before being analysed using a thematic analysis approach. Four researchers independently reviewed the transcripts, generated codes and developed themes. Three overarching themes related to the athletes’ knowledge and understanding of sport-related injury were developed: (1) awareness of injuries, (2) perception of injuries, and (3) factors contributing to injuries. The youth athletes were typically uncertain about how to acknowledge a sport-related injury. They expressed that knowledge about injuries was obtained in part by reflecting on the lived experiences of their peers. It was also demonstrated that there appears to be a ‘culture of acceptance’ regarding injury occurrence. In contrast, causes of injuries were viewed as dependent on multiple factors (eg, lack of context-specific knowledge about training practices). Regarding athletes’ needs in managing injuries, an additional three themes were developed: (1) creating functioning elite sports environments, (2) application of knowledge and (3) fostering athletes. An apparent lack of structure and organisation related to the school environment was identified as an important issue to review to create opportunities for sustainable athletic development. The study identified areas that can be improved in Swedish sports high schools with an athletic specialism and could be applied in other youth sports contexts. The results of this study guide school stakeholders, alongside the sport governing bodies who have the mandate to influence activities in youth sports contexts, whereby special attention should be directed towards improving the social environment for youth athletes.