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The impact of sport and active recreation injuries on physical activity levels at 12 months post‐injury
Author(s) -
Andrew N.,
Wolfe R.,
Cameron P.,
Richardson M.,
Page R.,
Bucknill A.,
Gabbe B.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01523.x
Subject(s) - recreation , medicine , physical activity , physical therapy , injury prevention , population , poison control , occupational safety and health , emergency medicine , environmental health , biology , pathology , ecology
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of serious sport and active recreation injury on 12‐month physical activity levels. Adults admitted to hospital with sport and active recreation‐related injuries, and captured by the V ictorian O rthopaedic T rauma O utcomes R egistry were recruited to the study. Changes between preinjury and 12 month post‐injury physical activity was assessed using the short I nternational P hysical A ctivity Q uestionnaire ( IPAQ ). Independent demographic, injury, and hospital variables were assessed for associations with changes in physical activity levels, using multivariate linear regression. A total of 324 patients were recruited, of which 98% were followed up at 12 months. Mean short IPAQ scores decreased from 7650 METS (95% CI : 7180, 8120) preinjury to 3880 METS ; (95% CI : 3530, 4250) post‐injury, independent of functional recovery. Education level and occupation group were the only variables independently associated with changes in physical activity levels post‐injury. These results highlighted that sport and active recreation injuries lead to significant reductions in physical activity levels. Hence, the prevention of sport and active recreation injuries is important when considering promotion of activity at a population level.