Injuries among students combining academic studies and elite sports.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purposes of the study were to examine injury incidence among students engaged in elite sports during their first year of study, and to explore factors associated with injury in this population.

Methods

Two surveys were carried out one year apart. A total of 243 students responded to the initial baseline survey; 111 also responded to a follow-up survey. The surveys addressed injury events and characteristics, sports participation, experienced stress, relaxation, control during leisure time, and study pace.

Results

Prior to commencing their studies, 51% of the athletes had experienced an injury; 54% experienced an injury during their first year of study. A previous injury increased the odds of a new injury (OR = 3.174, p < 0.01). Athletes sustaining

SUBMITTER: Flatholm E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12446360 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature