Centre for Injury Prevention and Performance, School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.
PLoS One. 2023 Feb 15;18(2):e0281825. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281825. eCollection 2023.
The high rates of injury in Ladies Gaelic football impact the wellbeing of players and are a major financial burden for the Ladies Gaelic Football Association. Effective injury prevention programmes have been developed for Gaelic games, but these are not currently widely adopted. The aim of this study was to qualitatively investigate adult Ladies Gaelic football players and coaches' preferences for injury prevention strategies and injury prevention education using a constructivist grounded-theory approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 currently active Ladies Gaelic football coaches and adult players. The core strategy preferences discussed by participants were the properties of an injury prevention programme, the role of stakeholders, strategy logistics and the need for guidance and support. If the uptake and long-term adoption of an injury prevention programme is to be maximised, the preferences of the players and coaches who will ultimately utilise the programme must be understood and integrated into a wider implementation strategy developed around their needs. For education preferences, the core categories identified were the focus of education, who needs education, the format, educator, roll-out strategy, and time required. Future educational strategies must incorporate the preferences of stakeholders into their design if they are to be successful in spreading injury prevention knowledge and achieving change. To give injury prevention strategies, programmes, and education the best chances at successful adoption, it is crucial that the preferences of end-users are addressed and implemented.
女子盖尔式足球的高受伤率影响了运动员的健康,也给女子盖尔式足球协会带来了巨大的经济负担。针对盖尔式运动已经制定了有效的伤害预防计划,但这些计划目前尚未得到广泛采用。本研究旨在使用建构主义扎根理论方法,定性研究成年女子盖尔式足球运动员和教练对伤害预防策略和伤害预防教育的偏好。对 23 名现任活跃的女子盖尔式足球教练和成年运动员进行了半结构化访谈。参与者讨论的核心策略偏好包括伤害预防计划的特性、利益相关者的角色、策略物流以及对指导和支持的需求。如果要最大限度地提高伤害预防计划的采用率和长期采用率,就必须了解最终将使用该计划的运动员和教练的偏好,并将其纳入围绕他们的需求制定的更广泛的实施策略中。对于教育偏好,确定的核心类别是教育的重点、需要教育的人、教育形式、教育者、推出策略和所需时间。如果未来的教育策略要成功传播伤害预防知识并实现变革,就必须将利益相关者的偏好纳入其设计中。为了使伤害预防策略、计划和教育有最大的成功采用机会,解决和实施最终用户的偏好至关重要。