Braham R A, Finch C F
Monash University, Prahran, Australia.
Br J Sports Med. 2004 Aug;38(4):E15. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.004002.
Reliable data allows for the generalisation of study findings to the wider population. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability of using community team based primary data collectors for the collection of exposure and protective equipment use data.
Nine clubs (23 teams) from a metropolitan Australian Football league in Victoria each provided one primary data collector to monitor exposure and protective equipment use over a regular playing season. Four random audits of this data collection for each team were conducted throughout the regular playing season. The audits were compared with data collected by the club data collectors and the level of agreement assessed.
Although exposure data agreement was higher during competition and protective equipment use agreement higher during training, there was no significant difference in data collected by the primary data collectors and the random audits.
The use of trained data collectors associated with Australian Football teams provides reliable information about player exposure and protective equipment use in community intervention studies.
可靠的数据有助于将研究结果推广至更广泛的人群。本研究旨在评估由社区团队的基层数据收集人员收集暴露及防护设备使用数据的可靠性。
来自维多利亚州一个大都会澳大利亚足球联赛的9个俱乐部(23支球队)各提供一名基层数据收集人员,在一个常规比赛赛季监测暴露及防护设备的使用情况。在整个常规比赛赛季中,对每支球队的数据收集工作进行了4次随机审计。将审计结果与俱乐部数据收集人员收集的数据进行比较,并评估一致性水平。
尽管比赛期间暴露数据的一致性较高,训练期间防护设备使用数据的一致性较高,但基层数据收集人员收集的数据与随机审计的数据之间没有显著差异。
在社区干预研究中,与澳大利亚足球队相关联的经过培训的数据收集人员所收集的数据,能提供有关球员暴露情况及防护设备使用的可靠信息。