How can we better engage female athletes? A novel approach to health and performance education in adolescent athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the impact of a video series versus online pamphlets/blog posts on Female Athlete Triad (Triad) and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) knowledge in high school female runners.

Methods

Runners from 10 US schools were cluster-randomised into groups to either watch videos or read pamphlets on Triad/REDs, nutrition, menstrual cycle, bone health and mental health. Changes in knowledge and interest were assessed using generalised estimating equations.

Results

Forty-five runners were in the video intervention group (mean age=16.0) and 39 in the control (mean age=15.7). Both groups showed knowledge gains for all topics, except for mental health, where knowledge was already high. The intervention group's knowledge increase (means=75.7 and 93.3) w

SUBMITTER: Roche M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11407224 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature