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- Title
Athletic Trainers' Experiences Working With Athletes With a Physical Disability in School-Based Sports.
- Authors
Snyder Valier, Alison R.; Picha, Kelsey J.; Fay, Deanne R.
- Abstract
This study describes the experiences of over 500 school-based athletic trainers (ATs) and their familiarity, knowledge, comfort, and confidence working with athletes with a disability. ATs' experiences in managing the health care of school-based athletes with a physical disability are unknown. Half of the respondents indicated experience providing services to these athletes, while 70% indicated little to no specific training/education. About half of the ATs reported being comfortable and confident in managing the care of athletes with a physical disability, while a quarter reported being knowledgeable. Findings suggest that experience helps provide ATs with comfort and confidence in caring for these athletes, but educational opportunities are still needed.
- Subjects
HIGH schools; ATHLETIC trainers; PROFESSIONS; CONFIDENCE; MIDDLE schools; HUMAN comfort; SPORTS; MANN Whitney U Test; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; SCHOOLS; AT-risk people; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCALE analysis (Psychology); STATISTICAL sampling; DATA analysis software; TRAINING of athletic trainers
- Publication
International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training, 2021, Vol 26, Issue 3, p167
- ISSN
2157-7277
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/ijatt.2019-0117