TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Psychological predictors of injuries in circus artists: an exploratory study
JO  - British journal of sports medicine
A1  - Shrier, Ian
A1  - Hallé, Madeleine
SP  - 433
EP  - 436
VL  - 45
IS  - 5
N2  - Objectives To explore the relationship between potential psychological risk factors and injury risk in circus artists. Design Historical cohort study. Setting Cirque du Soleil training programme. Participants Forty-seven circus artists training to become Cirque du Soleil artists. Assessment of risk factors Artists completed the validated REST-Q questionnaire (19 domains) during their first 2 weeks of training. Main outcome Injury risk ratio. Results Of the five a priori exposures of interest, injury, emotional exhaustion, self-efficacy and fatigue were associated with an increase in injury risk (risk ratios between 1.8 and 2.8), but Conflicts/Pressure was not (risk ratio=0.8). Of the several specific psychological aspects that are considered risk factors for injury, low self-efficacy had the strongest relationship. Conclusions Most of the strong psychological risk factors for injuries previously identified in athletes also appear to be risk factors in circus artists.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-3674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2009.067751
ID  - ref1
ER  -