@article{ref1,
title="Better planning reduces injury risk in sport students",
journal="British journal of sports medicine",
year="2014",
author="Brink, M. and Pots, M. and Lemmink, K.",
volume="48",
number="7",
pages="572-573",
abstract="BACKGROUND: First year sport students have a considerable risk of injuries. Self-regulatory skills may lower this risk by enabling students to better cope with a sudden increase in physical load (sport participation) and psychosocial stressors (i.e. exams, new social networks). OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify if better self-regulatory skills reduce the risk for athletic injuries in sport students. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study with seven months injury follow-up. SETTING: Educational setting for students in Physical Education and Sport, Health and Management. PARTICIPANTS: 341 freshmen sports students participated in the study. ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS: Anthropometric characteristics, sports participation, injury history, and self-regulatory skills (planning, self-monitoring, evaluation, reflection, effort and self-efficacy) were assessed at the start of the academic year by digitalized questionnaires. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: The dependent variables were coded as injured (acute or overuse) or non-injured over a seven months period after baseline measures. Data were analyzed using multinomial logistic regression. RESULTS: A total of 139 athletic injuries were reported. The injury incidence rate per 1000 hours of sports participation was 1.62. Sixty-four percent of the injuries were acute and 36% of the injuries a result of overuse. Increasing hours of sports participation led to a higher risk of overuse injuries (OR: 1.17 95% CI 1.04-1.32), whereas higher scores on planning led to a lower injury risk of overuse injuries (OR: 0.20 95% CI 0.07-0.58). For acute injuries, no significant predictors were found. CONCLUSIONS: Self-regulation seems an important skill in reducing injury risk in sport students, because better planning is associated with a lower injury risk. Future research is needed to study the effects of prevention programs that focus on improving self-regulatory skills.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-3674",
doi="10.1136/bjsports-2014-093494.35",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2014-093494.35"
}