{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10(3)"],"submitter":["Robinson PG"],"pubmed_abstract":["Our aims were (a) to describe the prevalence and incidence of self-reported injuries and illnesses of amateur golfers over a 5-month period and (b) to investigate potential risk factors for injury. We recruited 910 amateur golfers (733 males [81%] and 177 females [19%]) from golf clubs in the USA and Switzerland. The median age was 60 (IQR: 47-67) and the median golfing handicap was 12 (IQR: 6-18). Participants' health was monitored weekly for 5 months using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre Questionnaire on Health Problems. Players also completed a baseline questionnaire on personal and golf-specific characteristics and their medical history. We distributed 19 406 questionnaires and received 11 180 responses (57.6%). The prevalence of injuries was 11.3% (95% CI: 9.8 to 12.8) and of i"],"journal":["BMJ open sport & exercise medicine"],"pagination":["e001844"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11293382"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["A prospective study of injuries and illnesses among 910 amateur golfers during one season."],"pmcid":["PMC11293382"],"pubmed_authors":["Junge A","Gazzano F","Murray A","Voight M","Clarsen B","Dvorak J","Mountjoy ML","Drobny T","Gill L","Robinson PG"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"A prospective study of injuries and illnesses among 910 amateur golfers during one season.","description":"Our aims were (a) to describe the prevalence and incidence of self-reported injuries and illnesses of amateur golfers over a 5-month period and (b) to investigate potential risk factors for injury. We recruited 910 amateur golfers (733 males [81%] and 177 females [19%]) from golf clubs in the USA and Switzerland. The median age was 60 (IQR: 47-67) and the median golfing handicap was 12 (IQR: 6-18). Participants' health was monitored weekly for 5 months using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre Questionnaire on Health Problems. Players also completed a baseline questionnaire on personal and golf-specific characteristics and their medical history. We distributed 19 406 questionnaires and received 11 180 responses (57.6%). The prevalence of injuries was 11.3% (95% CI: 9.8 to 12.8) and of i","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024","modification":"2025-04-19T20:45:56.561Z","creation":"2025-04-19T20:45:56.561Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11293382","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39092238"],"doi":["10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001844"]}}