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Citation

Yeomans C, Kenny IC, Cahalan R, Warrington GD, Harrison AJ, Hayes K, Lyons M, Campbell MJ, Glynn LG, Comyns TM. Phys. Ther. Sport 2018; 35: 79-88.

Affiliation

Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland; Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.11.007

PMID

30472491

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To describe the development, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive injury surveillance system.

DESIGN: The four phases; i) A survey of 58 medical professionals working in amateur rugby. ii) The design of a web-based injury surveillance system (IRISweb). iii) Recruitment of 21 of the top 58 amateur clubs to use IRISweb. iv) An evaluation survey of the 21 participating clubs. SETTING: Irish amateur rugby clubs. PARTICIPANTS: Medical professionals working in amateur rugby. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Phase one investigated the injury monitoring practices in operation prior to the IRIS project. Phase four investigated the effectiveness and usefulness of IRISweb.

RESULTS: Twenty-one clubs were recruited, however 2 clubs failed to provide a full season of data (10% dropout rate). Eighty-two percent of the remaining 19 clubs rated IRISweb as 'good' or 'very good'. Facilitators of injury surveillance were; increased player adherence (65%) and notifications to update the system (59%), however, poor player adherence (71%) and medical staff availability (24%) were the main barriers.

CONCLUSIONS: The IRIS project is the first prospective long-term injury surveillance system in Irish amateur rugby, effectively tracking injuries to guide future evidence-based injury prevention strategies. This study highlights facilitators and barriers to injury surveillance within amateur sport.

Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


Language: en

Keywords

Injury prevention; Injury surveillance; Monitoring; Sport

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