Injury surveillance in community sport: Can we obtain valid data from sports trainers?

Ekegren, Christina L.; Gabbe, Belinda; Finch, Caroline F.

doi:10.1111/sms.12216

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“…First, we evaluated the proportion of injuries reported by both methods and calculated the percentage of injury reports reported by SPEx only, by the comparison method only and by both. 15 Agreement for dichotomous outcomes (injury occurrence) was estimated using Cohen's linear weighted kappa statistics. Kappa values can be influenced by the prevalence of injuries and by systematic differences (bias) between the data sources.…”

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The SMS, Phone, and medical Examination sports injury surveillance system is a feasible and valid approach to measuring handball exposure, injury occurrence, and consequences in elite youth sport

Møller

Wedderkopp

Myklebust

et al. 2018

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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Current methods of sports injury surveillance are limited by lack of medical validation of self-reported injuries and/or incomplete information about injury consequences beyond time loss from sport. The aims of this study were to (a) evaluate the feasibility of the SMS, Phone, and medical Examination injury surveillance (SPEx) system (b) to evaluate the proportion of injuries and injury consequences reported by SPEx when compared to outcomes from a modified version of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC) Overuse Injury Questionnaire. We followed 679 elite adolescent handball players over 31 weeks using the SPEx system. During the last 7 weeks, we also implemented a modified OSTRC questionnaire in a subgroup of 271 players via telephone interviews. The weekly response proportions to the primary SPEx questions ranged from 85% to 96% (mean 92%). SMS responses were received from 79% of the participants within 1 day. 95% of reported injuries were classified through the telephone interview within a week, and 67% were diagnosed by medical personnel. Comparisons between reported injuries from SPEx and OSTRC demonstrated fair (κ = 39.5% [25.1%-54.0%]) to substantial prevalence-adjusted bias-adjusted kappa (PABAK = 66.8% [95% CI 58.0%-75.6%]) agreement. The average injury severity score difference between SPEx and the OSTRC approach was -0.2 (95% CI -3.69-3.29) of possible 100 with 95% limits of agreement from(-14.81-14.41). These results support the feasibility and validity of the SPEx injury surveillance system in elite youth sport. Future studies should evaluate the external validity of SPEx system in different cohorts of athletes.

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“…When comparing injury occurrence between SPEx and the comparison method, we used any injury registration irrespective if it was new or pre‐existing. First, we evaluated the proportion of injuries reported by both methods and calculated the percentage of injury reports reported by SPEx only, by the comparison method only and by both …”

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The SMS, Phone, and medical Examination sports injury surveillance system is a feasible and valid approach to measuring handball exposure, injury occurrence, and consequences in elite youth sport

Møller

Wedderkopp

Myklebust

et al. 2018

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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“…Approximately 29 hours were saved by the automated method compared with manual data collection by telephone call and minimal personnel or equipment were required. The online processing of data used in the automated method also has the potential to decrease any handling errors that could occur in manual recording . The automated method, therefore, provided an accurate, time‐efficient method that has the potential to improve injury surveillance within community sport.…”

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“…The online processing of data used in the automated method also has the potential to decrease any handling errors that could occur in manual recording. 12 The automated method, therefore, provided an accurate, time-efficient method that has the potential to improve injury surveillance within community sport.…”

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“…Additional details, such as mechanism, body part, and severity, were obtained by follow‐up telephone or email after an injury was registered . Although telephone calls and emails enabled a high level of completeness of injury records (92%‐95%), these methods were labor intensive with each telephone interview requiring approximately 10 minutes per new injury . Follow‐up telephone calls have also been found to have variable response rates .…”

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Injury reporting via SMS text messaging and online survey in community sport: A feasibility study

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The burden of injuries sustained in community Australian football is largely unknown due to the lack of viable injury surveillance methods. The use of novel methods such as automated text messaging (SMS) combined with online surveys for new injury registrations has not been evaluated in community sport. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of an automated method for injury surveillance. A total of 207 players, from 10 community clubs, consented to receiving post‐game text messages regarding training exposure and injuries during the preceding week, for 20 weeks. In addition to responding via SMS messaging, players completed hyperlinked online surveys to enter new injury details. Outcome variables included the injury incidence rates, players’ responses rates, response times, the number of complete injury records, and time burden for the participants and researchers. The incidence rate was 11.6 injuries per 1000 player hours (95% CI: 10.0‐13.5). The feasibility measures established (a) average weekly response rates of 74.1% (range 61.7%‐91.5%); (b) fast response times to SMS messages (62% within an hour); (c) moderate to high completeness of injury records (85.2%); (d) short time requirements to complete the online survey (2 minutes); and (e) researcher time saved by automation (28.8 hours less time to collect injury data). The automated method was found to be a feasible method of injury surveillance in community sport. While the completeness of injury records could be improved, the method has the potential to allow for wide‐scale injury surveillance within community Australian football.

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Injury profiles of Australian football players across five, women's and girls' competition levels

Farley

Keogh

Woods

et al. 2022

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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Objectives: To describe injury profiles of Australian football players and explore trends across five, women's and girls' competition levels.Design: Prospective cohort study.Methods: Injuries were prospectively recorded by team personnel across one or two seasons of Australian football (2017-18 and/or 2018-19) including five, women's and girls' competition levels (elite senior, non-elite senior, high-level junior, non-elite junior (14-17 years), and non-elite junior (10-13 years)). Injury incidence rates were calculated per 1000 hours and injury prevalence calculated for pre-season, early-season, mid-season, and late-season. Descriptive statistics present injury profiles according to activity, body region, pathology, mechanism, and severity.Results: From the 392 included players, 760 injuries were recorded. Overall injury incidence was 20.9 injuries per 1000 hours. Injury prevalence was highest during pre-season (64.1%). Most injuries were to the lower extremity (n = 440; 58.0%). Ligament/joint sprain injuries were common (n = 147, 19.3%). Several injuries resulted from contact mechanisms (n = 314, 61.4%), with many due to contact with another player (n = 131, 52.8%). Injuries resulting in time lost from participation were common (n = 444, 58.9%). Competition level injury trends were observed, with elite senior (125.1 injuries per 1000 hours) and high-level junior (116.9 injuries per 1000 hours) players having greater match injury incidence compared to their non-elite counterparts (15.5-41.4 injuries per 1000 hours).Conclusions: This study provides preliminary insight into injury profiles of Australian football players in women's and girls' competitions. These findings can drive future injury risk reduction research specific to this population across the developmental pathway.

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Injury surveillance in community sport: Can we obtain valid data from sports trainers?

Cited by 23 publications

References 27 publications

The SMS, Phone, and medical Examination sports injury surveillance system is a feasible and valid approach to measuring handball exposure, injury occurrence, and consequences in elite youth sport

The SMS, Phone, and medical Examination sports injury surveillance system is a feasible and valid approach to measuring handball exposure, injury occurrence, and consequences in elite youth sport

Injury reporting via SMS text messaging and online survey in community sport: A feasibility study

Injury profiles of Australian football players across five, women's and girls' competition levels

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