Creating Prep to Play PRO for women playing elite Australian football: A how-to guide for developing injury-prevention programs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Developing context-specific, evidence-informed, and implementable injury-prevention programs is challenging. Women playing in the elite Australian Football League for Women are at high risk of serious knee injuries, and no specific injury-prevention program exists. The objective of the study was to describe the collaborative process used to create a context-specific injury-prevention program.

Methods

A previously used intervention-development process was modified to incorporate a partnership with the sport's governing organization and focus on engaging program implementers. The Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation and Maintenance (RE-AIM) Sports Setting Matrix guided program development and implementation strategies.

Results

The 7-step process, align

SUBMITTER: Bruder AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9923429 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature