RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Context of injury prevention strategies in Swiss basketball: survey of athletes, medical staff and coaches
JF BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
JO BMJ OPEN SP EX MED
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e001386
DO 10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001386
VO 8
IS 4
A1 Loïc Bel
A1 Michaël Duc
A1 Mario Bizzini
A1 Pierre-Etienne Fournier
A1 Lara Allet
YR 2022
UL http://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/8/4/e001386.abstract
AB Objectives This project aims to assess opinions, attitudes, knowledge, beliefs, practices and perceived barriers and facilitators of injury prevention (IP) strategies in Swiss basketball teams.Methods An online survey was sent to athletes, coaches and medical staff of the three best basketball leagues in Switzerland. The survey was subdivided in four sections: (1) characteristic of participants, (2) knowledge, opinions, attitudes and beliefs, (3) practices and (4) barriers and facilitators.Results Among 105 persons (n=45 female, n=60 male) who answered the survey, more than 60% (n=68) considered the risk of injury for basketball athletes as being high to very high. The ankle, knee and the hand were considered as being the most at risk. More than 80% of participants considered that recovery, training load and the warm-up quality were very important factors for IP. More than 90% of participants considered IP as either important or very important with 53 (50.5%) of the participants indicating using exercise-based IP in their clubs. Athletes and coaches’ motivation and compliance were judged as either important or very important for successful IP implementation by more than 80% of participants, with the coach being reported as the most influential person. Environmental barriers towards human or infrastructural resources were also reported as factors influencing IP strategies, namely by female participants.Conclusion Good knowledge and positive attitude towards IP were reported by participants, but exercise-based IP strategies lack implementation. The coach was considered as the most influential person and was reported with the athletes as playing an important role towards successful implementation.Data are not publicly available. The data used in this study are available on reasonable request from the corresponding author (LB). The data are not publicly available for ethical reasons to guarantee not to compromise the privacy of research participants.