University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia (Faculty of Sport).
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2021 Jan 7;34(1):101-110. doi: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01633. Epub 2020 Nov 13.
The aim of the study was to analyze the injury characteristics, satisfaction with social support and environmental factors in elite female handball players in the injury recovery process.
The retrospective study combined quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (interview) methods, and presented 3 distinct perspectives, i.e., those of active players, former players and coaching staff members (SMs). The research sample in the first part consisted of 51 active professional female handball players (aged 26.3±2.6 years) with an injury history. The answers from an online questionnaire were processed according to basic statistical parameters (SPSS). The second part of the study included 9 semi-structured interviews, 6 with former players and 3 with coaching SMs.
All the 51 active players reported 140 injuries (on average 2.7 injuries/player) in the last 6 years. The recovery time ranged 1 day-10 months. No statistically significant differences were observed between the career length and anterior cruciate ligament tear (χ-3.18, p = 0.53), and the career length and posterior cruciate ligament tear (χ-1.87; p = 0.76). The former players' perceptions of social support and environmental factors are similar to the opinions expressed by the coaching SMs, while the active players held high expectations. The highest level of satisfaction with social support was reported for family members (M±SD 4.35±0.814) and the physiotherapist (M±SD 4.12±3.28), whereas the players were not very satisfied with the social support offered by the head coach (M±SD 2.73±0.75). Coaching SMs considered providing social support as something that exceeded their competences.
The analysis of the injury recovery process indicated a need for a new function in handball clubs - an expert with interdisciplinary competencies, who would contribute to faster recovery and general wellbeing of professional handball players. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2021;34(1):101-10.
本研究旨在分析精英女性手球运动员在伤愈过程中的损伤特征、对社会支持和环境因素的满意度。
回顾性研究结合了定量（问卷）和定性（访谈）方法，并呈现了 3 个不同的视角，即现役运动员、前运动员和教练人员（SMs）的视角。第一部分的研究样本包括 51 名有受伤史的现役职业女性手球运动员（年龄 26.3±2.6 岁）。在线问卷的答案根据基本统计参数（SPSS）进行处理。研究的第二部分包括 9 次半结构化访谈，其中 6 次与前运动员进行，3 次与教练 SMs 进行。
所有 51 名现役运动员报告了过去 6 年中 140 次受伤（平均每位运动员 2.7 次受伤）。恢复时间从 1 天到 10 个月不等。职业年限与前交叉韧带撕裂之间（χ-3.18，p=0.53）和职业年限与后交叉韧带撕裂之间（χ-1.87；p=0.76）均无统计学显著差异。前运动员对社会支持和环境因素的看法与教练 SMs 表达的观点相似，而现役运动员则期望很高。对社会支持的满意度最高的是家庭成员（M±SD 4.35±0.814）和物理治疗师（M±SD 4.12±3.28），而运动员对主教练提供的社会支持并不十分满意（M±SD 2.73±0.75）。教练 SMs 认为提供社会支持超出了他们的能力范围。
对手球运动员伤愈过程的分析表明，手球俱乐部需要一个新的职能——一位具有跨学科能力的专家，这将有助于专业手球运动员更快地康复和整体健康。国际职业医学与环境卫生杂志。2021;34(1):101-10。
