Introduction The Subjective Daily Assessment Scale (ESAD) is based on the visual analog scale (VAS) and assesses six parameters (pain, edema, heat, mobility, sensitivity, and confidence).Objective This study aimed to examine the association between the analyzed variables as assessed by the ESAD and physical therapy clinical discharge and return-to-play of injured athletes.Method Eighty-one patient records of athletes were analyzed; mean sample age was 23.9 ± 6.3 years. The athletes received treatment through the Sports Physical Therapy program of Santa Catarina State University, Brazil, between 2008 and 2011. Six parameters were ranked on a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 being the best possible condition and 10 the worst. Data analysis was conducted using stepwise Cox regression.Results At the time of the injury, the mean score for confidence was 5.82 ± 0.48, and at the time of return-to-play, it was 0.48 ± 1.1; the mean score for pain decreased from 3.7 ± 2.64 to 0.34 ± 0.83. However, due to the strong association between pain and confidence, only confidence remained in the final model. For each reduction in the value reported for confidence, the probability of return-to-play was 0.62 times greater.Conclusion The results showed that confidence was the best variable for predicting athlete return-to-play.
Introduction: Due to the increasing number of postgraduate programs in rehabilitation science and of masters and doctoral researchers in Brazil, there has been significant improvement in the production and quality of these studies. However, this only addresses some research fields but not others, which highlights the need to show the current professional development process and discuss the role of these professionals in an interdisciplinary framework. Objective: To analyze the research lines and disciplines of Brazilians’ postgraduate programs in rehabilitation science. Method: A qualitative descriptive study used the Sucupira platform and data sought from websites properly registered on Capes (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel). Data frequency analysis and the relation between research lines and disciplines were achieved using TextStat (Simple Text Analysis Tool), version 3.0. Results: The most frequent fields of study among the postgraduate programs analyzed were neurology, cardiorespiratory, and musculoskeletal. The description of the research lines and their objectives aim the assessment or intervention for rehabilitation comprehension. Conclusion: The research lines and disciplines do not follow epistemological discussions, neither the change of concepts or paradigms necessary for the successful entry of these professionals into an interdisciplinary framework.
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