School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK.
Department of Occupational Medicine, HQ Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command, Ministry of Defence, Uphaven, UK.
Ergonomics. 2021 Aug;64(8):1052-1061. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2021.1895324. Epub 2021 Mar 12.
Increasing retention of female recruits throughout Basic Training (BT) is a key priority for the British Army. The aims of this study were two-fold; (i) quantify breast health issues and sports bra usage within female British Army recruits, and (ii) assess the influence of professionally fitted sports bras on breast health and bra fit issues across 13 weeks of BT. A survey was completed by 246 female recruits that identified the incidence of breast health issues during BT. Subsequently, 33 female recruits were provided with professionally fitted sports bras during Week-1 of BT. Recruits completed a survey in Week-1 (Pre) and Week-13 (Post). There was a high incidence of bra issues during BT, which did not reduce following the implementation of professionally fitted sports bras. The authors recommend further research into the specific functional requirements of breast support relative to the demands of BT and the needs of the female recruit. The British Army have a duty of care to ensure female recruits are equipped sufficiently for the demands of training. Despite the implementation of a sports bra fitting and issue service bra fit issues remained high. Further research into the specific functional requirements of breast support during training is recommended. BT: Basic Training; ATR(W): Army Training Regiment Winchester; ATC(P): Army Training Centre Pirbright; BMI: Body Mass Index; NRS: Numeric Rating Scale; FET: Fisher's Exact Test.
提高女性新兵在基础训练（BT）中的留用率是英国军队的首要任务。这项研究的目的有两个；（i）量化女性英国陆军新兵的乳房健康问题和运动文胸的使用情况，以及（ii）评估经过专业调整的运动文胸对 13 周 BT 期间乳房健康和文胸合身问题的影响。一项调查由 246 名女性新兵完成，该调查确定了 BT 期间乳房健康问题的发生率。随后，在 BT 的第 1 周为 33 名女性新兵提供了专业调整的运动文胸。新兵在第 1 周（Pre）和第 13 周（Post）完成了调查。BT 期间文胸问题发生率很高，在实施专业调整的运动文胸后并没有减少。作者建议进一步研究与 BT 要求和女性新兵需求相对应的乳房支撑的特定功能要求。英国军队有责任确保女性新兵有足够的装备来满足训练的要求。尽管实施了运动文胸试穿和问题服务，但文胸合身问题仍然很高。建议进一步研究训练期间乳房支撑的特定功能要求。BT：基础训练；ATR(W)：陆军训练团温彻斯特；ATC(P)：陆军训练中心皮布尔斯；BMI：体重指数；NRS：数字评分量表；FET：Fisher 精确检验。
