Athletic Trainers' Job Tasks and Status During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Preliminary Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Context

In December 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, also known as the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), became a global public health crisis. Government officials in the United States subsequently responded by issuing lockdown orders that closed schools, terminated sports, and resulted in many people transitioning to working from home, immediately affecting the ability of athletic trainers (ATs) to practice clinically.

Objective

To describe the job status, job duties, telemedicine use, and resiliency of ATs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Mixed-methods survey.

Patients or other participants

A total of 611 ATs (age = 32 ± 13 years).

Main outcome measure(s)

The survey consisted of 6

SUBMITTER: Winkelmann ZK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7863602 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature