Youth athletes at Swedish sports high schools with an athletics specialism emphasise environmental support for injury risk management: a focus group study.

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Jacobsson, Jenny,1962-Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för samhälle och hälsa,Medicinska fakulteten,Swedish Athletics Federation, Stockholm, Sweden,Athletics Research Center (author)

Youth athletes at Swedish sports high schools with an athletics specialism emphasise environmental support for injury risk management : a focus group study.

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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd,2023
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001527DOI
https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-193686URI

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In this study, we examined knowledge and understanding of sport-related injuries among youth athletics (track and field) athletes and assessed their needs in managing any health problems. Qualitative data were collected via 12 focus groups with youth athletes (16-19 years) studying at Swedish sports high schools with an athletics specialism. All focus group discussions were audiorecorded and transcribed before being analysed using a thematic analysis approach. Four researchers independently reviewed the transcripts, generated codes and developed themes. Three overarching themes related to the athletes' knowledge and understanding of sport-related injury were developed: (1) awareness of injuries, (2) perception of injuries, and (3) factors contributing to injuries. The youth athletes were typically uncertain about how to acknowledge a sport-related injury. They expressed that knowledge about injuries was obtained in part by reflecting on the lived experiences of their peers. It was also demonstrated that there appears to be a 'culture of acceptance' regarding injury occurrence. In contrast, causes of injuries were viewed as dependent on multiple factors (eg, lack of context-specific knowledge about training practices). Regarding athletes' needs in managing injuries, an additional three themes were developed: (1) creating functioning elite sports environments, (2) application of knowledge and (3) fostering athletes. An apparent lack of structure and organisation related to the school environment was identified as an important issue to review to create opportunities for sustainable athletic development. The study identified areas that can be improved in Swedish sports high schools with an athletic specialism and could be applied in other youth sports contexts. The results of this study guide school stakeholders, alongside the sport governing bodies who have the mandate to influence activities in youth sports contexts, whereby special attention should be directed towards improving the social environment for youth athletes.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Hälsovetenskap Idrottsvetenskap hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Health Sciences Sport and Fitness Sciences hsv//eng
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Annan medicin och hälsovetenskap hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Other Medical and Health Sciences hsv//eng
Adolescent
Performance
Qualitative
Sporting injuries
Sporting organisation
Samhällsvetenskap/Humaniora
Social Sciences/Humanities

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Mirkovic, DejanSwedish Athletics Federation, Stockholm, Sweden (author)
Hansson, Per-Olof,1968-Linköpings universitet,Statsvetenskap,Filosofiska fakulteten,Athletics Research Center(Swepub:liu)perha77 (author)
Lundqvist, Carolina,1977-Linköpings universitet,Psykologi,Filosofiska fakulteten,Athletics Research Center(Swepub:liu)carlu42 (author)
Mann, Robert HenryChildren's Health and Exercise Research Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK (author)
Tranaeus, Ulrika,1959-Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan,Institutionen för fysiologi, nutrition och biomekanik,The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden; Sport Performance and Exercise Research & Innovation Center - Stockholm, SPERIC-S, GIH, Stockholm, Sweden; Unit of Intervention and Implementation for Worker Health, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden,Sport Performance and Exercise Research & Innovation Center - Stockholm, SPERIC-S(Swepub:gih)ulrika.tranaeus (author)
Linköpings universitetAvdelningen för samhälle och hälsa (creator_code:org_t)

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