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Methodological implications of adapting and applying a web-based questionnaire on health problems to adolescent football players

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • بيانات النشر:
      Malmö universitet, Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV)
      Univ Gothenburg, Dept Food & Nutr & Sport Sci, Box 300, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden.
      Univ Gothenburg, Dept Food & Nutr & Sport Sci, Box 300, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden.;Orebro Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Orebro, Sweden.
    • الموضوع:
      2021
    • Collection:
      Malmö University Electronic Publishing (MUEP)
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Background The Oslo Sport Trauma Research Centre Questionnaire on Health Problems (OSTRC-H) has become a popular tool to monitor health status in athletes. Originally developed for adult athletes, the tool is today also being used in adolescent athletes. However, little is known on the suitability of the questionnaire for the adolescent age group and the methodological implications of applying the tool to prospectively monitor illness and injury. To address this gap in methodological knowledge, the aim of this study is to outline and discuss the adaption and application process of the OSTRC-H to adolescent football players. Method The adaption process included a slightly modified back-translation method to translate the questionnaire. The application process included a web-based version of the Swedish OSTRC-H sent out once a week over 23 weeks to 115 adolescent football players aged 10-19 attending two football schools in Sweden. The response rate and prevalence of health problems over 23 weeks were calculated as feasibility indicators. Additionally, comprehensibility questions were added to the questionnaire in the end of the study. Result No major disagreement was found between the original and translated versions of the questionnaire. However, significant changes to the wording of the questions and answer categories were necessary to adapt it to adolescents. A visual body figure was also added. The average weekly response rate was 38% (SD 13.5). To increase this rate, questionnaire data was gathered retrospectively through telephone and email contact with the participants and their parents, elevating the response rate to 53% (SD 15.5). The adolescents experienced the questionnaire as easy to understand and to cover all relevant health problems. Conclusion Our study demonstrates the importance of adapting the questionnaire to the adolescent target group through translation, pre-tests, adjustments of wording and the facilitation of answering the questionnaire using a visual body figure. The study further shows ...
    • File Description:
      application/pdf
    • Relation:
      BMC Medical Research Methodology, 1471-2288, 2021, 21:1; orcid:0000-0001-7315-0411; http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-47297; PMID 34781894; ISI:000718814700001
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.1186/s12874-021-01406-7
    • Rights:
      info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
    • الرقم المعرف:
      edsbas.BF41F6A6