Vassallo Amy J, Pappas Evangelos, Stamatakis Emmanuel, Hiller Claire E
Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Australia.
Charles Perkins Centre, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Australia.
Saf Health Work. 2019 Sep;10(3):260-264. doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2019.03.001. Epub 2019 Mar 23.
Professional dance is a physically demanding career path with a high injury prevalence, yet an ingrained culture of hiding or pushing through injuries. Developing better knowledge surrounding the cultural beliefs and behaviors related to injury reporting is critical to understand their incidence and burden. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate injury fear and injury reporting behaviors in professional dancers in Australia.
This study utilized data collected in a cross-sectional survey of professional dancers in Australia. Descriptive analysis of injury fear and reporting stigma are presented with comparisons between subgroups (full-time versus part-time dancers; men versus women) conducted using two-sided Fisher's exact tests.
A total of 146 professional dancers were included. Over half (63%) of the respondents reported that they fear sustaining a dance-related injury, that they believe there is still a stigma surrounding injuries in dance (62%), and that this stigma has led to a delay in reporting or seeking care for an injury (51%). A lower proportion of part-time than full-time dancers reported that they would usually tell someone within their dance employment about an injury (35.1% vs. 59.6%, p = 0.006).
Professional dancers are at risk of losing contracts or roles if they are injured, and therefore, it is common to dance through their occurrence. Many dancers, particularly those dancing part-time, are unwilling to tell their employers about their injuries. Action is required to improve this culture regarding injury reporting and help seeking for more effective injury understanding, prevention, and management in dance.
职业舞蹈是一条对身体要求极高的职业道路，受伤率很高，但却存在一种隐藏伤痛或忍痛坚持的固有文化。深入了解与伤病报告相关的文化观念和行为对于认识其发生率和负担至关重要。因此，本研究的目的是调查澳大利亚职业舞者对伤病的恐惧及伤病报告行为。
本研究利用了对澳大利亚职业舞者进行的横断面调查所收集的数据。对伤病恐惧和报告耻辱感进行描述性分析，并使用双侧费舍尔精确检验对亚组（全职与兼职舞者；男性与女性）之间进行比较。
共纳入146名职业舞者。超过一半（63%）的受访者表示，他们担心遭受与舞蹈相关的伤病，他们认为舞蹈界对伤病仍存在耻辱感（62%），并且这种耻辱感导致了伤病报告或寻求治疗的延迟（51%）。兼职舞者中表示通常会将伤病告知舞蹈工作单位内人员的比例低于全职舞者（35.1%对59.6%，p = 0.006）。
职业舞者如果受伤，有失去合同或角色的风险，因此，伤病发生时继续跳舞很常见。许多舞者，尤其是兼职舞者，不愿意将自己的伤病告知雇主。需要采取行动改善这种关于伤病报告的文化，并帮助寻求在舞蹈领域更有效地理解、预防和管理伤病。
