Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland.
Phys Ther Sport. 2021 Jul;50:74-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2021.04.003. Epub 2021 Apr 24.
To examine the individual experiences of injury burden in amateur Rugby players across the onset of injury, rehabilitation, and return to play.
Qualitative.
Irish amateur Rugby clubs.
Three male and two female Rugby players who sustained a severe injury that resulted in a time loss of at least 28 days.
Semi-structured interviews were used to explore the injury burden experienced during the three phases of injury.
Hierarchical content analysis revealed 36 codes representing individual injury burden, which were clustered into seven themes across personal (emotional reaction; impact on performance or involvement; lack of knowledge; severity of injury and incapacitation) and situational (exposure to others playing; negative experiences with treatment or rehabilitation; societal burden) dimensions.
The findings indicate that individual injury experiences can affect a player's recovery and rehabilitation outcome, potentially extending the injury process and affecting player availability for the team. As such, injury management should focus on alleviating any injury-related burden experienced by players, as well as burden placed on the team, to maximise rehabilitation outcomes.
探讨业余橄榄球运动员在受伤、康复和重返赛场三个阶段的个体受伤负担经历。
定性研究。
爱尔兰业余橄榄球俱乐部。
3 名男性和 2 名女性橄榄球运动员，他们遭受了严重的伤害，导致至少 28 天的时间损失。
半结构化访谈用于探讨受伤三个阶段的个体受伤负担经历。
层次内容分析揭示了 36 个代表个体受伤负担的代码，这些代码聚类为个人（情绪反应；对表现或参与的影响；缺乏知识；受伤的严重程度和丧失能力）和情境（接触其他运动员；治疗或康复的负面经历；社会负担）两个维度的 7 个主题。
研究结果表明，个体的受伤经历可能会影响运动员的康复和康复结果，从而延长受伤过程，并影响运动员对团队的可用性。因此，伤病管理应注重减轻运动员和球队所承受的任何与伤病相关的负担，以最大限度地提高康复效果。
