Getting the most out of intensive longitudinal data: a methodological review of workload-injury studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To systematically identify and qualitatively review the statistical approaches used in prospective cohort studies of team sports that reported intensive longitudinal data (ILD) (>20 observations per athlete) and examined the relationship between athletic workloads and injuries. Since longitudinal research can be improved by aligning the (1) theoretical model, (2) temporal design and (3) statistical approach, we reviewed the statistical approaches used in these studies to evaluate how closely they aligned these three components.

Design

Methodological review.

Methods

After finding 6 systematic reviews and 1 consensus statement in our systematic search, we extracted 34 original prospective cohort studies of team sports that reported ILD (>20 observations per a

SUBMITTER: Windt J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6169745 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature