Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Northern Arizona University, Phoenix.
San Diego State University, CA (retired).
J Athl Train. 2022 Nov 1;57(11-12):1100-1110. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-0004.22.
Athletic trainers (ATs) were critical personnel in the development of policies and procedures for the safe return to campus and resumption of sport during the 2020-2021 academic year. Policies focused on preventing the potential spread of COVID-19, as well as screening, testing, and management of cases; however, which aspects of implementation were successful or more challenging was unknown.
To identify successes and challenges in the implementation of return-to-sport policies and procedures during the 2020-2021 academic year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qualitative study.
National Collegiate Athletic Association Divisions I, II, and III.
A total of 27 ATs (9 women [33.3%], mean age = 48.5 ± 9.8 years, years of experience = 25.0 ± 10.5) who were in positions of leadership or who were actively involved in developing and then implementing COVID-19 return-to-sport policies and procedures completed Zoom interviews.
Semistructured Zoom interviews were audio and video recorded and later transcribed. The data were analyzed by a team of 4 experienced researchers using the consensual qualitative research approach. Field notes, intercoder reliability, and multiple-analyst triangulation were used to establish data credibility.
Emerging themes were implementation of public health interventions, interprofessional collaboration, and advancing the profession of athletic training. Participants described establishing and strengthening collaborations with other health care professionals as well as key stakeholders on campus as a positive outcome of the pandemic, but variations in policies among institutions and states made policy communication and enforcement more challenging.
The ATs played a pivotal role in policy development, communication, and enforcement. Overall, participants took pride in serving as health care leaders for their universities and opening the eyes of colleagues to the breadth of their athletic training skill sets.
在 2020-2021 学年，运动训练员（ATs）是制定校园安全返回和恢复运动政策和程序的关键人员。政策侧重于预防 COVID-19 的潜在传播，以及筛查、测试和病例管理；然而，实施的哪些方面成功或更具挑战性尚不清楚。
确定在 COVID-19 大流行期间，2020-2021 学年期间实施返回运动政策和程序的成功和挑战。
定性研究。
美国全国大学体育协会（NCAA）第一、二、三级。
共有 27 名 ATs（9 名女性[33.3%]，平均年龄=48.5±9.8 岁，工作经验=25.0±10.5 年）担任领导职务或积极参与制定和实施 COVID-19 返回运动政策和程序的人员完成了 Zoom 访谈。
半结构化的 Zoom 访谈进行了音频和视频录制，并进行了转录。数据由一个由 4 名经验丰富的研究人员组成的团队使用共识定性研究方法进行分析。使用现场记录、编码间可靠性和多分析师三角剖分来建立数据可信度。
出现的主题是实施公共卫生干预措施、跨专业合作和推进运动训练专业。参与者描述了与其他医疗保健专业人员以及校园内的主要利益相关者建立和加强合作是大流行的积极成果，但机构和州之间政策的差异使政策沟通和执行更加具有挑战性。
ATs 在政策制定、沟通和执行方面发挥了关键作用。总体而言，参与者为自己能够成为大学的医疗保健领导者而感到自豪，并让同事们对他们的运动训练技能有了更广泛的认识。
