Current Practices, Willingness and Perceived Ability to Implement an Injury Prevention Exercise Program among Post-Primary Physical Education Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Devereux, Frank; Whyte, Enda; Issartel, Johann; Belton, Sarahjane; O'Connor, Siobhan
Titel	Current Practices, Willingness and Perceived Ability to Implement an Injury Prevention Exercise Program among Post-Primary Physical Education Teachers
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 93 (2023) 1, S.25-33 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Devereux, Frank) ORCID (O'Connor, Siobhan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13242
Schlagwörter	Injuries; Accident Prevention; Program Effectiveness; Secondary School Teachers; Physical Education Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Exercise; Ability; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Accident statistics; Unfall; Statistik; Unfallstatistik; Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Übung; Fähigkeit; Fertigkeit; Irland
Abstract	Background: Musculoskeletal injuries are common in adolescents, and recently schools have been suggested as an opportune location for injury prevention strategies. This study aimed to identify the current practices and perceptions of post-primary PE teachers in Ireland on injury prevention exercise programs (IPEP), which are key to informing potential implementation strategies. Methods: Post-primary PE teachers (n = 287) completed an online anonymous survey. Outcome measures included current IPEP practices in PE class, teachers' attitudes toward IPEPs, willingness to implement, and perceived ability to implement an IPEP in PE class. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and Mann-Whitney "U" tests were used to compare differences between groups. Results Results: indicated that only 1 in 5 PE teachers currently used an IPEP in class. Of these, no teacher used an existing IPEP exactly as intended, while most teachers were willing to implement an IPEP (80.5%). Those who previously received formal IPEP education or were aware of an existing IPEP had significantly higher perceived ability to implement an IPEP in class (p < 0.001). Conclusions: This study demonstrates that despite a willingness among PE teachers to implement IPEPs in class, few currently do. Thus, post-primary PE class may be an under-utilized setting for adolescent injury prevention and warrants further investigation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01