Adherence to an injury prevention program in male amateur football players is affected by players’ age, experience and perceptions

ObjectivesAdherence to injury prevention programmes in football remains low, which is thought to drastically reduce the effects of injury prevention programmes. Reasons why (medical) staff and players implement injury prevention programmes, have been investigated, but player’s characteristics and pe...

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Published in:BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2022-08, Vol.8 (3), p.e001328-e001328
Main Authors: van de Hoef, Peter Alexander, Brink, Michel S, Brauers, Jur J, van Smeden, Maarten, Gouttebarge, Vincent, Backx, Frank J G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Education
Football
Injury
Injury prevention
Perceptions
Prevention
Prevention programs
Questionnaires
Short Report
Soccer
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Summary:ObjectivesAdherence to injury prevention programmes in football remains low, which is thought to drastically reduce the effects of injury prevention programmes. Reasons why (medical) staff and players implement injury prevention programmes, have been investigated, but player’s characteristics and perceptions about these programmes might influence their adherence. Therefore, this study investigated the relationships between player’s characteristics and adherence and between player’s perceptions and adherence following an implemented injury prevention programme.MethodsData from 98 of 221 football players from the intervention group of a cluster randomised controlled trial concerning hamstring injury prevention were analysed.ResultsAdherence was better among older and more experienced football players, and players considered the programme more useful, less intense, more functional and less time-consuming. Previous hamstring injuries, educational level, the programme’s difficulty and intention to continue the exercises were not significantly associated with adherence.ConclusionThese player’s characteristics and perceptions should be considered when implementing injury prevention programmes.
ISSN:2055-7647
2055-7647
DOI:10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001328