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Staley K, Donaldson A, Mosler AB, O'Halloran P, Seal E, Forsyth A, Nicholson M, Forsdike K, Bruder AM. Understanding the challenges of injury in providing sport programmes for physically inactive women: concept mapping insights from programme deliverers. Inj Prev 2024:ip-2023-045028. [PMID: 38307715 DOI: 10.1136/ip-2023-045028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Injury/poor health is an important barrier to women's participation in sport and physical activity. This study aimed to identify perceived challenges sport programme deliverers face when supporting physically inactive women to prevent/manage injury. METHODS Sport programme deliverers, targeting physically inactive women in Victoria, participated in concept mapping to brainstorm, sort and rate (impact on their ability to prevent/manage injury, frequency of and difficulty to overcome the challenge on a 1 (low)-5 (high) scale) the challenges faced. Analysis included multidimensional scaling, hierarchical cluster analysis and descriptive statistics (eg, mean ratings). RESULTS Twenty-five deliverers brainstormed 82 injury prevention/management-related challenges. An eight cluster map was considered the most appropriate representation of the participants' sorting data (mean cluster impact, frequency and difficulty to overcome rating (1-5)): time constraints (3.42, 3.69, 3.12); perceived competence in injury prevention/management (3.36, 3.50, 3.27); navigating participant perceptions and knowledge (3.35, 3.74, 3.49); information and responsibility (3.32, 3.50, 3.26); session planning and structure (3.25, 3.45, 3.07); participant engagement (3.13, 3.47, 3.08); responding to individual needs (3.07, 3.42, 2.92) and access to injury management resources (2.87, 3.25, 3.17). CONCLUSION Limited time created injury prevention/management challenges for programme deliverers when planning and modifying sport programmes for physically inactive women. Injury prevention/management should be integrated into programme design and delivery principles. Programme deliverers need education/training and access to injury prevention/management resources (eg, activity modification) and engagement/communication strategies tailored for physically inactive women. Public health funders, coaching course accreditors, programme designers and deliverers can use these insights to develop strategies to minimise injury risk and effect systemic change in sport programme delivery.
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- Kiera Staley
- Centre for Sport and Social Impact, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Sport and Social Impact, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Sport and Social Impact, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Sport and Social Impact, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Centre for Sport and Social Impact, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sivaramakrishnan H, Phoenix C, Quested E, Thogersen-Ntoumani C, Gucciardi DF, Cheval B, Ntoumanis N. "More than just a walk in the park": A multi-stakeholder qualitative exploration of community-based walking sport programmes for middle-aged and older adults. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN SPORT, EXERCISE AND HEALTH 2023; 15:772-788. [PMID: 38812823 PMCID: PMC11132549 DOI: 10.1080/2159676x.2023.2197450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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In spite of the large-scale growth of walking sport (WS) programmes globally, limited research has explored the experiences of the key stakeholders involved in such programmes (i.e. decision-makers, facilitators, and players). We aimed to explore stakeholder experiences of community-based WS programmes to better understand the appeal of such sport options for middle-aged and older adults, and propose tentative recommendations for the feasibility and sustainability of these types of programmes. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 21 stakeholders who were involved with WS programmes in Australia as decision-makers, facilitators, and/or players. Data were analysed with reflexive thematic analysis. Four key themes pertaining to the WS experience were identified - 'a renewed lease of life', 'navigating ageing stereotypes', 'tension between organisational demands and players' needs', and 'WS facilitators as catalysts of success'. Specifically, we found that WS participation enabled a positive ageing discourse for middle-aged and older adults. WS players had to negotiate stereotypes that, at times, were perceived as participation barriers. We also noted some tensions between the demands of sport organisations and the needs of middle-aged and older adults regarding sport participation. Finally, we also noted the importance of the facilitators' role in increasing accessibility of, and long-term participation in, such programmes. We suggest that to offer feasible and sustainable community-based WS programmes across Australia, incompatibilities across various stakeholders' perspectives need to be addressed.
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- Hamsini Sivaramakrishnan
- Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
- Physical Activity and Well-Being Research Group, enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Durham University, Durham, UK
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- Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
- Physical Activity and Well-Being Research Group, enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
- Physical Activity and Well-Being Research Group, enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Physical Activity and Well-Being Research Group, enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
- Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Laboratory for the Study of Emotion Elicitation and Expression, Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Physical Activity and Well-Being Research Group, enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- School of Health and Welfare, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden
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Rose CL, Owen KB, Foley BC, Reece LJ. “We Don’t Have to Do Things the Way They’ve Been Done Before”; Mixed-Method Evaluation of a National Grant Program Tackling Physical Inactivity through Sport. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19137931. [PMID: 35805601 PMCID: PMC9265654 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19137931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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National strategies are needed to continue to promote the broader benefits of participating in sport and organised physical activity to reduce physical inactivity and related disease burden. This paper employs the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the impact of the federally funded $150 million Move it AUS program in engaging inactive people in sport and physical activity through the Participation (all ages) and Better Ageing (over 65 years) funding streams. A pragmatic, mixed-methods evaluation was conducted to understand the impact of the grant on both the participants, and the funded organisations. This included participant surveys, case studies, and qualitative interviews with funded program leaders. A total of 75% of participants in the Participation stream, and 65% in the Better Ageing stream, were classified as inactive. The largest changes in overall physical activity behaviour were seen among socioeconomically disadvantaged participants and culturally and linguistically diverse participants. Seven key insights were gained from the qualitative interviews: Clarity of who, Partnerships, Communication, Program delivery, Environmental impacts, Governance, and that Physical inactivity must be a priority. The Move It AUS program successfully engaged physically inactive participants. Additional work is needed to better engage inactive people that identify as culturally and linguistically diverse, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and those that live in disadvantaged communities in sport and physical activities. Tangible actions from the seven key insights should be adopted into workforce capability planning for the sport sector to effectively engage physically inactive communities.
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Owen KB, Foley BC, Eime R, Rose C, Reece LJ. Participation and dropout of Hockey New South Wales participants in 2017 and 2018: a longitudinal study. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 2022; 14:103. [PMID: 35676741 PMCID: PMC9174916 DOI: 10.1186/s13102-022-00494-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Sports have a focus on increasing participation, which contributes to increasing population levels of physical activity, social cohesion and longevity of the sport. The primary aim of this study was to examine reasons for drop-out of a popular team sport in Australia, Field Hockey and identify opportunities to increase participation. Methods This longitudinal study obtained routinely collected registered player data from Hockey New South Wales over two consecutive years, and survey data from registered players who dropped out. Logistic regression models identified demographic subgroups who were more likely to drop out of sport, and the reasons for dropping out. Results In 2018, 8463 (31%) of hockey players did not return to play hockey after the previous season and 805 (10%) of these completed a survey. Specific groups who were more likely to stop playing included 5–6 years (OR: 2.1, 95% CI 1.8–2.6; reference: 12–17 years), females (OR: 1.1, 95% CI 1.0–1.2; reference: males), Indigenous (OR: 1.2, 95% CI 1.1–1.4; reference: non-Indigenous), most disadvantaged (OR: 1.1, 95% CI 1.0–1.2; reference: least disadvantaged) or regional and remote (1.1, 95% CI 1.0–1.2; reference: major cities). Top reasons for drop out were medical/age (17%), change in circumstances (16%) and high cost (13%), lack of time (13%) and lack of enjoyment (7%). Conclusions Although Hockey successfully reaches a large proportion of underrepresented groups in sport, these groups are more likely to drop out. Sports should consult these groups to develop enjoyable, flexible, and modifiable versions of the game that are appropriate to their needs.
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- Katherine B Owen
- SPRINTER, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 6, The Charles Perkins Centre, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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- SPRINTER, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 6, The Charles Perkins Centre, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University, Ballarat, VIC, Australia.,Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- SPRINTER, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 6, The Charles Perkins Centre, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- SPRINTER, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 6, The Charles Perkins Centre, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia
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Foley BC, Rose C, Owen KB, Reece LJ. Linking sports registration information and player feedback to enhance netball participation. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 2021; 13:59. [PMID: 34103084 PMCID: PMC8188710 DOI: 10.1186/s13102-021-00286-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sports should endeavour to provide inclusive opportunities for all people to participate. More evidence is required to understand who joins sports clubs and what keeps participants engaged throughout their lifetime. Little is known about who plays netball or what drives participation and retention of players in netball. This study aimed to identify the sociodemographic characteristics of Netball New South Wales (NSW) members, their odds of re-registering in the sport, and explore their motivations to play, experiences during participation and the perceived benefits of playing netball. METHODS We used longitudinal sport registration data from all Netball NSW members in 2018 and 2019. A cross-sectional online survey was sent to all players registered during the two-year study period (n = 157,152). We used logistic regression to determine the odds of individuals returning to netball in 2019 after playing in 2018 and linked the sports registration data with the survey responses, calculating frequencies and proportions. RESULTS Netball NSW members were mostly female (98 %) and aged less than 18 years old (69 %). Netball NSW retained 68 % of members in 2019 who played the previous year. Members who were male, aged 18-44 years old, lived in low SES areas, lived in regional/remote locations, identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, spoke a language other than English at home or were born outside Australia had lower odds of returning to play from 2018 to 2019. Survey participants (n = 10,795) rated their experience playing netball highly and reported that playing netball improved their health and wellbeing. The main reason to play netball reported was 'fun and enjoyment' while the main reason to consider quitting was the 'skill/experience of umpires and officials'. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the strengths of netball in engaging and retaining females, who often participate in less sport than males. The positive experiences reported by netball participants should be fostered to retain current participants throughout the lifecourse. The data provided by members should be inform strategic actions to enhance netball participation for sociodemographic groups who had greatest odds of dropout. Routine surveillance using linked registration and player feedback should be utilised by sports to enhance sport delivery and increase participation.
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- Bridget C Foley
- The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public Health, Charles Perkins Centre, Prevention Research Collaboration, SPRINTER, Sydney, Australia.
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- The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public Health, Charles Perkins Centre, Prevention Research Collaboration, SPRINTER, Sydney, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public Health, Charles Perkins Centre, Prevention Research Collaboration, SPRINTER, Sydney, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public Health, Charles Perkins Centre, Prevention Research Collaboration, SPRINTER, Sydney, Australia
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