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dc.contributor.authorDaly, Ed
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Adam
dc.contributor.authorBlackett, Alexander D.
dc.contributor.authorRyan, Lisa
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-23T11:04:00Z
dc.date.available2021-09-23T11:04:00Z
dc.date.copyright2021
dc.date.issued2021-09-21
dc.identifier.citationDaly, E.; White, A.; Blackett, A.D.; Ryan, L. Pressure. A Qualitative Analysis of the Perception of Concussion and Injury Risk in Retired Professional Rugby Players. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2021, 6, 78. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk6030078en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/3675
dc.description.abstractThis study interviewed retired professional rugby union players (≤10 years since retirement) to discuss their careers in the game of rugby union. The primary aim of the study was to document their understanding of concussion knowledge and the analogies they use to describe concussion. In addition, these interviews were used to determine any explicit and implicit pressures of playing professional rugby as described by ex-professional rugby players. Overall, 23 retired professional rugby players were interviewed. The participants had played the game of rugby union (n = 23) at elite professional standard. A semi-structured individual interview design was conducted with participants between June to August 2020. The research team reviewed the transcripts to identify the major themes from the interviews using a reflexive thematic analysis approach. Four major themes were identified: (1) medical and theoretical understanding of concussion, (2) descriptions of concussion and disassociated language, (3) personal concussion experience, and (4) peer influences on concussion within the sport. These were further divided into categories and subcategories. The interviews highlighted that players did not fully understand the ramifications of concussive injury and other injury risk, as it became normalised as part of their sport. This normalisation was supported by trivialising the seriousness of concussions and using dismissive language amongst themselves as players, or with coaching staff. As many of these ex-professional players are currently coaching rugby (48%), these interviews could assist coaches in treating concussion as a significant injury and not downplaying the seriousness of concussion in contact sports.en_US
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dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPI Journalsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiologyen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectconcussionen_US
dc.subjectprofessional rugby unionen_US
dc.subjectlong term healthen_US
dc.subjectbrain injuryen_US
dc.titlePressure. A Qualitative Analysis of the Perception of Concussion and Injury Risk in Retired Professional Rugby Playersen_US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationSchool of Science & Computing, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Irelanden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UKen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationSchool of Life Sciences and Education, Staffordshire University, Staffordshire ST4 2DE, UKen_US
dc.description.peerreviewyesen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/jfmk6030078en_US
dc.identifier.issue02en_US
dc.identifier.startpage78en_US
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/6/3/78en_US
dc.identifier.volume06en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Nutritionen_US
dc.type.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionen_US


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