Illness prevalence and symptoms in youth floorball players: a one-season prospective cohort study involving 471 players.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe weekly illness prevalence and illness symptoms by sex in youth floorball players during one season.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Players who were registered to play community level floorball during the 2017-2018 season (26 weeks) in two provinces in southern Sweden.

Participants

471 youth players aged 12-17 years. Mean (SD) age for 329 male players 13.3 (1.0) years and 142 female players 13.7 (1.5) years.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Weekly self-reported illness prevalence and illness symptoms according to the 2020 International Olympic Committee's consensus recommendations.

Results

61% of youth floorball players reported at least one illness week during the season, with an average weekly illness prevale

SUBMITTER: Perera NKP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8671975 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature