ArticleJournal of athletic training
The national sports safety in secondary schools benchmark (N4SB) study: defining athletic training practice characteristics.
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- School and Community Socioeconomic Status and Access to Athletic Trainer Services in Wisconsin Secondary Schools.Journal of athletic training · 2019Article
- The Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Perceptions, Practices, and Barriers.Journal of athletic training · 2019Article
- Transition to Practice for Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainers Providing Medical Care in the Secondary School Setting.Journal of athletic training · 2018Article
- Racial Disparities in Concussion Knowledge and Symptom Recognition in American Adolescent Athletes.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2018Article
- Athletic Trainers' Perceptions of and Barriers to Patient Care Documentation: A Report From the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of athletic training · 2017Article
- Knowledge of Concussion and Reporting Behaviors in High School Athletes With or Without Access to an Athletic Trainer.Journal of athletic training · 2017Article
- Athletic trainers' familiarity with and perceptions of academic accommodations in secondary school athletes after sport-related concussion.Journal of athletic training · 2015Article
- Injury and treatment characteristics of sport-specific injuries sustained in interscholastic athletics: a report from the athletic training practice-based research network.Sports health · 2015Article
- Practice-based research networks, part II: a descriptive analysis of the athletic training practice-based research network in the secondary school setting.Journal of athletic trainingArticle
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Abstract
contextIncreased rates of sport participation and sport-related injury have led to greater emphasis on and attention to medical care of student-athletes in the secondary school setting. Access to athletic training services is seen as a critical factor for delivering adequate injury prevention and medical care to student-athletes. However, few data are available regarding practice characteristics of athletic trainers (ATs) in this setting.
objectiveTo characterize the practices of secondary school athletic trainers (ATs).
designDescriptive study.
settingWeb-based survey. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsA total of 17 558 ATs with current National Athletic Trainers' Association membership were identified for survey distribution. Of these, 4232 ATs indicated that they practiced in the secondary school setting, and 4045 completed some part of the survey. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): A Web-based survey was used to obtain demographic information about ATs and their secondary schools and characteristics of athletic training practice. Descriptive data regarding the athletic trainer's personal characteristics, secondary school characteristics, and practice patterns are reported as percentages and frequencies.
resultsMost respondents were in the early stages of their careers and relatively new to the secondary school practice setting. Nearly two-thirds (62.4%; n = 2522) of respondents had 10 or fewer years of experience as secondary school ATs, 52% (n = 2132) had been certified for 10 or fewer years, and 53.4% (n = 2164) had 10 or fewer years of experience in any practice setting. The majority of respondents (85%) worked in public schools with enrollment of 1000 to 1999 (35.5%) and with football (95.5%). More than half of respondents were employed directly by their school. Most respondents (50.6%) reported an athletic training budget of less than $4000. The majority of ATs performed evaluations (87.5%) on-site all of the time, with a smaller percentage providing treatments (73.3%) or rehabilitation (47.4%) services all of the time.
conclusionsThis is the first study to describe secondary school athletic training that reflects national practice trends. To improve the quality of athletic training care and to support and improve current working conditions, the profession must examine how its members practice on a day-to-day basis.
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