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Understanding the challenges of injury in providing sport programmes for physically inactive women : Concept mapping insights from programme deliverers
Staley, Kiera Donaldson, Alex Mosler, Andrea B. O'Halloran, Paul Seal, Emma Forsyth, Adrienne Nicholson, Matthew Forsdike, Kirsty Bruder, Andrea Maree
Staley, Kiera
Donaldson, Alex
Mosler, Andrea B.
O'Halloran, Paul
Seal, Emma
Forsyth, Adrienne
Nicholson, Matthew
Forsdike, Kirsty
Bruder, Andrea Maree
Abstract
Objectives
Injury/poor health is an important barrier to women’s participation in sport and physical activity. This study aimed to identify perceived challenges sport programme deliverers face when supporting physically inactive women to prevent/manage injury.
Methods
Sport programme deliverers, targeting physically inactive women in Victoria, participated in concept mapping to brainstorm, sort and rate (impact on their ability to prevent/manage injury, frequency of and difficulty to overcome the challenge on a 1 (low)–5 (high) scale) the challenges faced. Analysis included multidimensional scaling, hierarchical cluster analysis and descriptive statistics (eg, mean ratings).
Results
Twenty-five deliverers brainstormed 82 injury prevention/management-related challenges. An eight cluster map was considered the most appropriate representation of the participants’ sorting data (mean cluster impact, frequency and difficulty to overcome rating (1–5)): time constraints (3.42, 3.69, 3.12); perceived competence in injury prevention/management (3.36, 3.50, 3.27); navigating participant perceptions and knowledge (3.35, 3.74, 3.49); information and responsibility (3.32, 3.50, 3.26); session planning and structure (3.25, 3.45, 3.07); participant engagement (3.13, 3.47, 3.08); responding to individual needs (3.07, 3.42, 2.92) and access to injury management resources (2.87, 3.25, 3.17).
Conclusion
Limited time created injury prevention/management challenges for programme deliverers when planning and modifying sport programmes for physically inactive women. Injury prevention/management should be integrated into programme design and delivery principles. Programme deliverers need education/training and access to injury prevention/management resources (eg, activity modification) and engagement/communication strategies tailored for physically inactive women. Public health funders, coaching course accreditors, programme designers and deliverers can use these insights to develop strategies to minimise injury risk and effect systemic change in sport programme delivery.
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Date
2024
Type
Journal article
Journal
Injury Prevention
Book
Volume
30
Issue
5
Page Range
400-409
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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License
All rights reserved
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Notes
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