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dc.contributor.authorO'Keeffe, Sinéad
dc.contributor.authorNí Chéilleachair, Niamh J.
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Siobhán
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-08T15:06:00Z
dc.date.available2019-05-08T15:06:00Z
dc.date.copyright2019
dc.date.issued2019-03
dc.identifier.citationO’Keeffe, S., Chéilleachair, N.N. and O’Connor, S., 2019. Fear-avoidance following musculoskeletal injury in male adolescent Gaelic footballers. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, March 12, pp.1-24. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2018-0258en_US
dc.identifier.issn1056-6716
dc.identifier.otherSports Scienceen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/2678
dc.description.abstractCONTEXT: Gaelic football participation provides a wealth of benefits but a risk of musculoskeletal injury also exists. Injury is associated with physical consequences, including pain, discomfort, loss of function, time absent from school/sport, considerable medical expenses along with placing undue pressure on emergency services and hospital staff. Concurrent psychological consequences, such as fear-avoidance, can also occur causing psychological distress. There is a current dearth of available research examining the psychology of injury in male adolescent Gaelic footballers. OBJECTIVE: To examine fear-avoidance post-injury in male adolescent Gaelic footballers, the effect of pain, time-loss, injury severity and previous injury on the extent of fear-avoidance and the usefulness of a modified Athlete Fear Avoidance Questionnaire (mAFAQ) as a screening tool for predicting injury. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Recreational clubs. PARTICIPANTS: 97 male adolescent club Gaelic footballers (13.4±1.1 years). INTERVENTIONS: Musculoskeletal injuries sustained during Gaelic football participation, defined as any injury sustained during training or competition causing restricted performance or time lost from play,1 were assessed and recorded weekly by a Certified Athletic and Rehabilitation Therapist. Injuries requiring time loss from participation were classed as time-loss injuries. Injury characteristics that included type, nature, location, severity and pain were recorded. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:: Injured players completed the Athlete Fear Avoidance Questionnaire (AFAQ), a measure of injury-related fear-avoidance following injury assessment (AFAQ1). With time-loss injuries, the AFAQ was completed again (AFAQ2) prior to return to play. mAFAQ was completed at baseline. RESULTS: Twenty-two injuries were recorded during the season with fear-avoidance evident post-injury that significantly decreased before returning to play. Fear-avoidance post-injury was higher in those with greater pain but time-loss, injury severity and previous injury did not significantly affect the extent of fear-avoidance. Baseline fear-avoidance did not predict injury. CONCLUSIONS: Psychological rehabilitation is recommended for managing post-injury psychological distress in male adolescent Gaelic footballers.en_US
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dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHuman Kineticsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Sport Rehabilitationen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/*
dc.subjectGaelic gamesen_US
dc.subjectSports injuriesen_US
dc.subjectSports injuries - Health aspectsen_US
dc.subjectSports injuries - Psychological aspectsen_US
dc.titleFear-avoidance following musculoskeletal injury in male adolescent Gaelic footballers.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.description.peerreviewyesen_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7545-0258
dc.rights.accessOpen Accessen_US
dc.subject.departmentFaculty of Science and Healthen_US


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