Selomo Matthews, Cochrane Maria E, Dawood Muhammad A
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.
S Afr J Physiother. 2023 Oct 19;79(1):1920. doi: 10.4102/sajp.v79i1.1920. eCollection 2023.
Soccer is one of the fastest growing sports in South Africa and the number of physiotherapists working with soccer teams has increased significantly. Despite increased appointments, very little is known regarding the demographic, education and work profiles of these physiotherapists.
To determine the profiles of physiotherapists working with soccer teams in South Africa.
A descriptive, cross-sectional study was used to collect data from physiotherapists employed with soccer teams. Physiotherapists who were employed on a part-time basis and not registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and who did not give consent were excluded. A total of 38 physiotherapists working with soccer teams participated in our study. A questionnaire was circulated, and participants were given 4 months to complete and submit it.
Results showed that participants had a mean age of 31.35 years and were employed for a mean time of 3.41 years. Most participants were African (89.48%) and worked with amateur soccer teams (52.63%). The education results indicated that 66.67% of participants held bachelor's degrees. Postgraduate- and undergraduate education were used most frequently by participants to guide clinical decision-making. Job satisfaction was satisfactory, but they were not satisfied with their salaries.
Our study is the first to investigate the profiles of physiotherapists working with soccer teams in South Africa. Demographic, education and work profiles for physiotherapists working with soccer teams were compiled, and the lack of information regarding the profiles of these physiotherapists was identified.
Extensive future research is needed to inform and train physiotherapists regarding the management of soccer teams.
足球是南非发展最快的运动项目之一，与足球队合作的物理治疗师数量显著增加。尽管预约量有所增加，但对于这些物理治疗师的人口统计学特征、教育背景和工作概况却知之甚少。
确定南非与足球队合作的物理治疗师的概况。
采用描述性横断面研究，从受雇于足球队的物理治疗师中收集数据。排除兼职受雇、未在南非卫生专业人员委员会注册且未给予同意的物理治疗师。共有38名与足球队合作的物理治疗师参与了我们的研究。发放了一份问卷，参与者有4个月的时间完成并提交。
结果显示，参与者的平均年龄为31.35岁，平均工作时间为3.41年。大多数参与者是非洲人（89.48%），并与业余足球队合作（52.63%）。教育背景结果表明，66.67%的参与者拥有学士学位。参与者最常使用研究生和本科教育来指导临床决策。工作满意度令人满意，但他们对自己的薪资不满意。
我们的研究是首次调查南非与足球队合作的物理治疗师的概况。编制了与足球队合作的物理治疗师的人口统计学、教育背景和工作概况，并确定了关于这些物理治疗师概况的信息不足。
需要进行广泛的未来研究，为物理治疗师提供有关足球队管理的信息并对其进行培训。
