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Incidence and risk factors of injuries and their impact on academic success: A prospective study in PETE students
Author(s) -
Bliekendaal S.,
Goossens L.,
Stubbe J. H.
Publication year - 2017
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/sms.12838
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , physical therapy , injury prevention , risk factor , logistic regression , prospective cohort study , poison control , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , emergency medicine , surgery , physics , pathology , optics
Injuries can have a major impact on the physical performance and academic career of physical education teacher education ( PETE ) students. To investigate the injury problem, risk factors, and the impact of injuries on academic success, 252 PETE students were followed during their first semester. Risk factor analysis was conducted by means of logistic regression analysis with a differentiation for upper body, lower body, acute, overuse, and severe injuries. An incidence of 1.26 injuries/student/semester was found. Most injuries involved the lower body (61%), were new injuries (76%), occurred acutely (66%), and were sustained during curricular gymnastics (25%) or extracurricular soccer (28%). Significant risk factors for lower body acute injuries were age ( OR =2.14; P =.01), previous injury ( OR =2.23; P =.01), and an injury at the start of the year ( OR =2.56; P =.02). For lower body overuse injuries, gender ( OR =2.85; P =.02) and the interval shuttle run test score ( OR =2.44; P =.04) were significant risk factors. Previous injury ( OR =2.59; P =.04) and injury at the start of the year (upper body: OR =4.57; P =.02; lower body: OR =3.75; P <.01) were risk factors for severe injuries. Injury‐related time loss was positively related to total academic success ( r =.20; P =.02) and success in theoretical courses ( r =.24; P =<.01). No association was found between time loss and academic success for sport courses.