Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Departments of Epidemiology and Surgery, Research School CAPHRI, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Sports Medicine Center Maastricht, The Netherlands.
J Sci Med Sport. 2019 Jan;22(1):106-111. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2018.06.003. Epub 2018 Jun 18.
To determine the proportion of participants of a running program for novice runners that discontinued running and investigate the main reasons to discontinue and characteristics associated with discontinuation.
Prospective cohort study.
The study included 774 participants of Start to Run, a 6-week running program for novice runners. Before the start of the program, participants filled-in a baseline questionnaire to collect information on demographics, physical activity and perceived health. The 26-weeks follow-up questionnaire was used to obtain information on the continuation of running (yes/no) and main reasons for discontinuation. To determine predictors for discontinuation of running, multivariable logistic regression was performed.
Within 26 weeks after the start of the 6-week running program, 29.5% of the novice runners (n=225) had stopped running. The main reason for discontinuation was a running-related injury (n=108, 48%). Being female (OR 1.74; 95% CI 1.13-2.68), being unsure about the continuation of running after the program (OR 2.06; 95% CI 1.31-3.24) and (almost) no alcohol use (OR 1.62; 95%CI 1.11-2.37) were associated with a higher chance of discontinuation of running. Previous running experience less than one year previously (OR 0.46; 95% CI 0.26-0.83) and a higher score on the RAND-36 subscale physical functioning (OR 0.98; 95% CI 0.96-0.99) were associated with a lower chance of discontinuation.
In this group of novice runners, almost one-third stopped running within six months. A running-related injury was the main reason to stop running. Women with a low perceived physical functioning and without running experience were prone to discontinue running.
确定新手跑步者参加跑步计划的参与者中停止跑步的比例，并调查停止跑步的主要原因和与停止跑步相关的特征。
前瞻性队列研究。
本研究纳入了 774 名参加新手跑步者的 6 周跑步计划 Start to Run 的参与者。在计划开始前，参与者填写了基线问卷，以收集人口统计学、身体活动和感知健康方面的信息。26 周的随访问卷用于获取跑步（是/否）的持续情况和停止跑步的主要原因的信息。为了确定停止跑步的预测因素，进行了多变量逻辑回归分析。
在开始 6 周跑步计划后的 26 周内，29.5%的新手跑步者（n=225）停止了跑步。停止跑步的主要原因是与跑步相关的受伤（n=108，48%）。女性（OR 1.74；95% CI 1.13-2.68）、对计划结束后是否继续跑步不确定（OR 2.06；95% CI 1.31-3.24）和（几乎）不饮酒（OR 1.62；95%CI 1.11-2.37）与停止跑步的可能性增加相关。之前的跑步经验不足一年（OR 0.46；95% CI 0.26-0.83）和 RAND-36 子量表身体功能评分较高（OR 0.98；95% CI 0.96-0.99）与停止跑步的可能性降低相关。
在这群新手跑步者中，近三分之一的人在六个月内停止了跑步。与跑步相关的受伤是停止跑步的主要原因。感知身体功能较低且没有跑步经验的女性更容易停止跑步。
