Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Injury in Sport Laboratory, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
Sports Health. 2024 Nov-Dec;16(6):886-894. doi: 10.1177/19417381241231589. Epub 2024 Feb 26.
Youth sport specialization is a growing trend in youth sports and is associated with an increased risk of injuries and burnout. However, it is unknown how sport specialization is perceived to be affecting the working environment of secondary school athletic trainers (ATs). The purpose of this paper is to describe how ATs perceive youth sport specialization impacting their workload and whether they perceive it to impact patient safety.
ATs will perceive that youth sport specialization impacts their workload and could impact patient safety.
A sequential, explanatory mixed methods design with 2 phases: (1) cross-sectional surveys and (2) individual interviews.
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A total of 487 secondary school ATs completed the online survey (access rate, 8.4%; completion rate, 85.4%). The survey consisted of Likert questions and included sections about aspects of workload impacted by specialization, impacts on patient safety, demographics. Ten participants were selected to complete a semi-structured interview via video conference.
Approximately two-thirds of ATs perceive that sport specialization impacts their workload. (Somewhat, 38.6%; Quite a bit, 25.5%; A great deal, 5.5%) Attempts to reduce or modify patient activity and a patient's time for rehabilitation were the highest rated aspects of workload impacted by sport specialization. Approximately 30% ATs (29.9%) perceive that sport specialization impacts their workload to where it may influence patient safety (Somewhat, 21.6%; Quite a bit, 6.4%; A great deal, 1.9%). Three themes and subsequent subthemes were identified from the qualitative interviews: (1) current youth sport expectations, (2) conflict between school and club sports, and (3) AT job impacts.
Secondary school ATs perceive their workload to be negatively impacted by youth sport specialization and some believe it may impact patient safety.
Youth sport specialization is impacting youth sport stakeholders, including ATs, in a variety of ways.
青年专项运动是青少年体育中的一种发展趋势，与受伤和倦怠的风险增加有关。然而，目前尚不清楚专项运动如何被认为会影响中学体育教练（AT）的工作环境。本文的目的是描述 AT 如何感知青年专项运动对他们工作量的影响，以及他们是否认为这会影响患者安全。
AT 会认为青年专项运动影响他们的工作量，并可能影响患者安全。
采用两阶段的顺序、解释性混合方法设计：（1）横断面调查和（2）个人访谈。
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共有 487 名中学 AT 完成了在线调查（访问率为 8.4%；完成率为 85.4%）。该调查包括李克特式问题，并包括关于专业化影响工作量的各个方面、对患者安全的影响、人口统计学的部分。选择了 10 名参与者通过视频会议完成半结构化访谈。
大约三分之二的 AT 认为专项运动影响他们的工作量。（有些，38.6%；相当多，25.5%；很多，5.5%）试图减少或修改患者的活动和康复时间是被认为受到专项运动影响最大的工作量方面。大约 30%的 AT（29.9%）认为专项运动影响他们的工作量，可能会影响患者安全（有些，21.6%；相当多，6.4%；很多，1.9%）。从定性访谈中确定了三个主题和随后的子主题：（1）当前的青年运动期望，（2）学校和俱乐部运动之间的冲突，以及（3）AT 工作的影响。
中学 AT 认为他们的工作量因青年专项运动而受到负面影响，有些人认为这可能会影响患者安全。
青年专项运动以各种方式影响着青年体育的利益相关者，包括 AT。
