ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2018
Prospective cohort study on injuries and health problems among circus arts students.
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- Generalized Joint Hypermobility and Injuries: A Prospective Cohort Study of 185 Pre-Professional Contemporary Dancers.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Mental Health Complaints Among Performing Arts Students Is Associated With COVID-19 Preventive Measures.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Incidence and prediction of ankle injury risk: a prospective cohort study on 91 contemporary preprofessional dancers.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2021Article
- The Association Between Stress and Injury: A Prospective Cohort Study Among 186 First-Year Contemporary Dance Students.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- The impact of injury definitions on measures of injury occurrence in classical music students: a prospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Limited Coping Skills, Young Age, and High BMI Are Risk Factors for Injuries in Contemporary Dance: A 1-Year Prospective Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Detailed injury epidemiology in contemporary dance: a 1-year prospective study of 134 students.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2019Article
- Performing artist and Athlete Health Monitor: user experience, content and conditions for use of an online dance-health surveillance system in a professional ballet company.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
aimThe amount of injuries, illnesses and mental health problems was calculated among circus arts students, using a method designed to capture more than just time-loss and/or medical injuries. Furthermore, injury incidence rate, injury incidence proportions, anatomical injury location and severity of injuries were assessed.
methodsA total of 44 first-year, second-year and third-year circus arts students were prospectively followed during one academic year. Every month, all students were asked to complete questionnaires by using the online Performing Artist and Athlete Health Monitor, which includes the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre Questionnaire on Health Problems.
resultsIn total, 41 students completed the entire follow-up period. The response rate was 82.9%. During the academic year, all (100%) students reported a health problem. A total of 261 health problems were reported consisting of 184 injuries (70.5%), 51 illnesses (19.5%), 15 mental problems (5.0%) and 11 other health problems (3.1%). The injury incidence rate was 3.3 injuries per 1000 hours (95% CI 2.7 to 3.9). Monthly incidence proportion for substantial injuries (ie, problems leading to moderate or severe reductions in training volume or in performance or complete inability to participate in activities) ranged from 6.8% to 34.1%. Shoulder (n=51; 27.7%), lower back (n=29; 15.8%), wrist (n=26; 14.1%) and ankle (n=17; 9.2%) were the most reported injuries. The average duration of the injuries was 6.9 days (median=2.0; SD=15.0).
conclusionsWe implemented a new registration method for circus artists, which captures a complete picture of the burden of health problems in circus students. Our study showed that the burden of injuries is high in this population.
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