Not All Injuries Are the Same: Different Patterns in Sports Injuries and Their Psychosocial Correlates.

ABSTRACT: Sports injuries are ubiquitous and can have far-reaching consequences for athletes (e.g., health, performance). Previous studies have examined various psychosocial influencing factors (e.g., stress), but have mostly focused on only one or two injury characteristics (e.g., frequency), neglecting the broader injury pattern. Thus, the present study aimed to obtain a more differentiated picture of potentially different injury patterns and related profiles of psychosocial factors. We investigated a sample of 213 athletes from a cross-sectional online study. Current injury status, frequency, severity, chronicity, medical treatment, and rehabilitation measures were subjected to cluster analysis indicating a 3-cluster solution with predominantly chronically injured athletes (n = 54), athletes not

SUBMITTER: Werner T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10747018 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature