Title Sports injury research / edited by Evert Verhagen, Willem van Mechelen

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 243 pages) : illustrations Contents Defining a research question / Peta White -- Study designs / James R. Borchers and Thomas Best -- Basic statistical methods / Jos Twisk -- Injury definitions / Colin Fuller -- Research designs for descriptive studies / Jennifer Hootman -- Statistics used in observational studies / Will G. Hopkins -- Reviews : using the literature to your advantage / Quinette Louw and Karen Grimmer-Somers -- The multi-causality of injury : current concepts / Willem Meeuwisse and Brent Hagel -- Investigating injury risk factors and mechanisms / Tron Krosshaug and Evert Verhagen -- Statistics in aetiological studies / Ian Shrier and Russell J. Steele -- The pragmatic approach / Alex Donaldson -- The behavioural approach / Dorine Collard, Anika Singh, and Evert Verhagen -- Research designs for evaluation studies / Carolyn Emery -- Statistics used in effect studies / Andrew Hayen and Caroline F. Finch -- Cost-effectiveness studies / Judith Bosmans [and others] -- Implementing studies into real life / Caroline F. Finch Summary "With the increasing focus on tackling obesity and other lifestyle-related illnesses and conditions, participation in sports and physical activity is growing. The consequences are that injuries and unwanted side-effects of healthy activity are becoming major health problems. Prevention is crucial to health gain, both in the short-term (preventing immediate injury), and in the longer term (reducing the risk of recurrence and prolonged periods of impairment). Prevention follows 4 main steps: 1) the sports injury problem must be described in incidence and severity, 2) the etiological risk factors and mechanisms underlying the occurrence of injury are identified, 3) preventive methods that are likely to work can be developed and introduced, and 4) the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of such measures are evaluated. This book follows these four steps to provide a comprehensive guide to the epidemiology and methodology involved in sports injury research. It includes detailed background on epidemiological methods employed in research on sports injuries, discusses key methodological issues, and teaches the reader to recognize the influence of the employed methodology on interpretations of study results. Theoretical knowledge is integrated with practical examples throughout. The book will be of value to all researchers and professionals, both clinicians and epidemiologists, in the field of sports medicine"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Sports injuries -- Research Diseases. Medical care. Cost effectiveness. Sports injuries. Sports accidents. Methodology. Research. Epidemiology. Public health. Wounds and injuries. Science. Economics. Physical sciences. Medical personnel. Disease Health Care Economics and Organizations Delivery of Health Care Cost-Benefit Analysis Research Design Athletic Injuries Methods Research Epidemiology Costs and Cost Analysis Public Health Investigative Techniques Wounds and Injuries Science Medicine Economics Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Natural Science Disciplines Health Occupations Disciplines and Occupations Athletic Injuries -- epidemiology Athletic Injuries -- etiology Athletic Injuries -- prevention & control Health Personnel Health Workforce Patient Care illness. disease. cost benefit analysis. methodology. research (function) public health. sciences (philosophy) economics. physical sciences. science (modern discipline) MEDICAL -- Sports Medicine. SPORTS & RECREATION -- Training. Cost effectiveness Diseases Economics Epidemiology Medical care Medical personnel Methodology Physical sciences Public health Research Science Sports accidents Sports injuries Wounds and injuries Sportverletzung Form Electronic book Author Verhagen, Evert, 1976- Van Mechelen, Willem Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191575822 0191575828 9780191722479 0191722472 1283579723 9781283579728

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