Assessment of use of healthcare for chronic injuries in climbing
| Variable | Sought healthcare n=119 | Did not seek healthcare n=266 | % that did not seek healthcare | χ2 | Cramer’s V (ϕ) |
| Gender | 0.006 | 0.125 | |||
| Male | 79 | 210 | 72.7 | ||
| Female | 40 | 56 | 58.3 | ||
| Are you doing any other sports than climbing? | 0.287 | 0.061 | |||
| Yes | 101 | 208 | 67.3 | ||
| No | 18 | 58 | 76.3 | ||
| Level of performance | 0.009 | 0.114 | |||
| Recreational | 35 | 39 | 52.7 | ||
| Intermediate | 50 | 140 | 73.7 | ||
| Experienced | 29 | 80 | 73.4 | ||
| Elite | 5 | 7 | 58.3 | ||
| Site of injury | 0.000 | 0.755 | |||
| Lower extremities | 21 | 21 | 50 | ||
| Lower back, neck, head, hip | 7 | 10 | 58.8 | ||
| Shoulder | 41 | 34 | 45.3 | ||
| Elbow | 22 | 45 | 67.2 | ||
| Wrist | 8 | 16 | 66.7 | ||
| Fingers | 20 | 140 | 87.5 | ||
| After the injury did you stop training? | 0.000 | 0.713 | |||
| Yes | 39 | 56 | 58.9 | ||
| Train at lower level | 70 | 184 | 72.4 | ||
| No | 10 | 26 | 72.2 | ||
| How long did you stop training? | 0.000 | 0.327 | |||
| Did not stop training | 80 | 210 | 72.4 | ||
| <1 week | 0 | 7 | 100 | ||
| 1 weeks | 1 | 7 | 87.5 | ||
| 2–4 weeks | 10 | 29 | 74.4 | ||
| 1–3 months | 19 | 12 | 38.7 | ||
| 4–6 months | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| >6 months | 5 | 1 | 16.7 | ||
Differentiated for those who sought healthcare (n=119), those who did not seek healthcare (n=266) and % that did not seek healthcare. Presented with χ2 and Cramer’s V to examine the relations between the variables and seeking healthcare.