Evaluating a standardised tool to explore the nature and extent of foot and ankle injuries in amateur and semi-professional footballers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most studies of football injuries include professional players and data have been collected in without a single validated, standardised tool. We aimed to develop a new standardised questionnaire for assessing injuries among non-professional footballers and pilot its use.

Method

A questionnaire was developed using input from footballers, healthcare professionals and triangulation from the literature. The new tool was piloted among players representing amateurs and semi-professionals. Their comments were used iteratively to improve the instrument.

Results

The development phase produced a 33-item questionnaire collecting quantitative and qualitative data. In the pilot phase, 42 questionnaires were distributed, 34 (81%) returned. Respondents reported total of 2

SUBMITTER: Evans S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4864468 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature