Barwon Centre for Orthopaedic Research and Education, School of Medicine, Deakin University and St John of God Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Emergency Department, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Emerg Med Australas. 2023 Jun;35(3):496-503. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14156. Epub 2023 Jan 9.
Investigate the economic consequences of injuries to female Australian footballers from a health sector and societal perspective.
This prospective observational study invited 242 females to complete an online questionnaire 3-6 months following an Australian football injury which involved presentation to an ED in Victoria, Australia. The questionnaire inquired regarding healthcare use, time off work, return to playing football and extent of recovery following injury. Relevant information was also extracted from respondents' medical records regarding injury-type, body part injured, investigations and treatments. Healthcare costs were determined for each respondent's ED presentation, hospital admission/s (when relevant), and subsequent healthcare use. Societal costs were determined as lost income to the respondent and/or carer.
A total of 108 people responded to the questionnaire. Sprains/strains and fractures accounted for 84.2% of respondents' injuries. Sixteen respondents (14.8%) required admission to hospital at the time of injury and 81 (75.0%) required subsequent healthcare appointments following discharge from the ED or hospital. Time off work or school following the injury was common (64.8% of respondents) and 27.8% of respondents had a carer take time off work. More than 80% of respondents missed training and matches following the injury. The median healthcare cost per respondent was AUD$753 and the median cost due to work absence was AUD$1393. One-quarter of respondents reported a full recovery.
Injuries to female Australian footballers can produce substantial healthcare and societal costs, which has important implications for healthcare provision and prioritising and implementing injury prevention programmes and post-injury rehabilitation.
从卫生部门和社会角度调查澳大利亚女足运动员受伤的经济后果。
这项前瞻性观察研究邀请了 242 名女性在澳大利亚维多利亚州因足球受伤而前往急诊部就诊后 3-6 个月完成在线问卷调查。该问卷询问了与医疗保健使用、休假、重返足球比赛以及受伤后康复程度有关的问题。还从受访者的病历中获取了有关受伤类型、受伤部位、检查和治疗的相关信息。为每位受访者的 ED 就诊、住院/（如有）以及随后的医疗保健使用确定了医疗保健费用。社会成本被确定为受访者和/或照顾者的收入损失。
共有 108 人回答了问卷。扭伤/拉伤和骨折占受访者受伤的 84.2%。16 名受访者（14.8%）在受伤时需要住院治疗，81 名受访者（75.0%）在从 ED 或医院出院后需要进行后续医疗预约。受伤后休假或休学很常见（64.8%的受访者），27.8%的受访者有照顾者请假。超过 80%的受访者在受伤后错过了训练和比赛。每位受访者的医疗保健费用中位数为 753 澳元，因工作缺勤的费用中位数为 1393 澳元。四分之一的受访者报告完全康复。
澳大利亚女足运动员受伤会产生大量的医疗保健和社会成本，这对医疗保健的提供以及优先考虑和实施预防计划和受伤后康复具有重要意义。
