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Embracing the impact from instrumented mouthguards (iMGs) : A survey of iMG managers' perceptions of staff and player interest into the technology, data and barriers to use
Roe, Gregory A. B. Whitehead, Sarah Starling, Lindsay Allan, David Cross, Matt Falvey, E Kemp, Simon Owen, Cameron Readhead, Clint Salmon, Danielle
Roe, Gregory A. B.
Whitehead, Sarah
Starling, Lindsay
Allan, David
Cross, Matt
Falvey, E
Kemp, Simon
Owen, Cameron
Readhead, Clint
Salmon, Danielle
Abstract
Instrumented mouthguards (iMGs) are a novel technology being used within rugby to quantify head acceleration events. Understanding practitioners' perceptions of the barriers and facilitators to their use is important to support implementation and adoption. This study assessed men's and women's rugby union and league iMG managers' perceptions of staff and player interest in the technology, data and barriers to use. Forty-six iMG managers (men's rugby union and league n = 20 and n = 9 and women's rugby union and league n = 7 and n = 10) completed an 18-question survey. Perceived interest in data varied across staff roles with medical staff being reported as having the most interest. The iMG devices were perceived as easy to use but uncomfortable. Several uses of data were identified, including medical applications, player monitoring and player welfare. The comfort, size and fit of the iMG were reported as the major barriers to player use. Time constraints and a lack of understanding of data were barriers to engagement with the data. Continued education on how iMG data can be used is required to increase player and staff buy-in, alongside improving comfort of the devices. Studies undertaken with iMGs investigating player performance and welfare outcomes will make data more useful and increase engagement.
Keywords
athlete health, concussion, head acceleration event, technology adoption
Date
2024
Type
Journal article
Journal
European Journal of Sport Science
Book
Volume
24
Issue
Page Range
670-681
Article Number
ACU Department
Relation URI
Event URL
Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open
Notes
© 2024 The Authors. European Journal of Sport Science published by Wiley-VCH GmbH on behalf of European College of Sport Science.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/