Braham R, Finch C, McCrory P
Sports Injury Prevention Research Unit, Monash University, Australia.
Br J Sports Med. 2004 Apr;38(2):238-9. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.003525.
To ascertain the reasons behind players not participating in a sports safety research project.
During the preseason, 10 Australian football clubs volunteered 23 teams to participate in a protective equipment randomised controlled trial, the Australian Football Injury Prevention Project (AFIPP). All players from these teams were invited to participate. Players who did not agree to participate in AFIPP were surveyed about their reasons for non-involvement.
110 football players (response rate 63.6%) completed the non-responder survey and cited the two main reasons behind non-involvement in the project as "I did not know about the project" (39.4%) and "I was not at training when the research team visited" (36.5%).
and implications: Preseason may not be the best time for maximal player recruitment in community based sports safety research. Enhanced communication between researchers and players at community level football clubs during the recruitment phase is likely to improve response rates.
确定运动员不参与一项运动安全研究项目的背后原因。
在季前赛期间,10家澳大利亚足球俱乐部自愿提供23支球队参与一项防护装备随机对照试验,即澳大利亚足球伤病预防项目(AFIPP)。邀请了这些球队的所有运动员参与。对不同意参与AFIPP的运动员就其不参与的原因进行了调查。
110名足球运动员(回复率63.6%)完成了未回复者调查,并指出不参与该项目的两个主要原因是“我不知道这个项目”(39.4%)和“研究团队来访时我没在训练”(36.5%)。
在基于社区的运动安全研究中,季前赛可能不是招募最多运动员的最佳时机。在招募阶段加强研究人员与社区层面足球俱乐部运动员之间的沟通可能会提高回复率。