Validity of injury self-reports by novice runners: comparison with reports by sports medicine physicians
Smits, Dirk Wouter; Backx, Frank; Van Der Worp, Henk; Van Middelkoop, Marienke; Hartgens, Fred; Verhagen, Evert; Kluitenberg, Bas; Huisstede, Bionka
(2019) Research in Sports Medicine, volume 27, issue 1, pp. 72 - 87
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Abstract
This study examined the criterion validity of self-reported running-related injuries (RRI) by novice runners. Fifty-eight participants (41 females; age 46 ± 11 yrs) of the “Start-to-Run” program provided self-reports on their RRIs using an online questionnaire. Subsequently, they attended injury consultations with sports medicine physicians who provided physician-reports (blinded for the self-reports) as
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a reference standard. Self-reports and physician-reports included information on injury location (i.e., hip/groin, upper leg, knee, lower leg, and ankle/foot) and injury type (i.e., muscle-tendon unit, joint, ligament, or bone). Sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive values were 100% for all five injury locations. For injury type, sensitivity was low (66% for muscle-tendon unit, 50% for ligament, and 40% for bone) and lowest for joint injuries (17%). In conclusion, the validity of self-reported RRIs by novice runners is good for injury locations but not for injury types. In particular for joint injuries, the validity of novice runners’ self-reports is low. Abbreviations: RRI: Running Related Injury; SMC: Sports Medicine Centre; MTU: Muscle Tendon Unit; PPV: Positive Predictive Value
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Keywords: Athletes, injury location, injury type, running, self-reports, validity, Predictive Value of Tests, Physicians, Humans, Middle Aged, Self Report, Male, Running/injuries, Sensitivity and Specificity, Adult, Female, Athletic Injuries/diagnosis, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Journal Article, Validation Studies, Comparative Study
ISSN: 1543-8627
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Note: Funding Information: This work was supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) [50-50305-98-12001]. Funding Information: This work was supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) [50-50305-98-12001]. The authors wish to thank all runners who participated in the present study and the Dutch Athletics Federation for giving them the opportunity to include participants from the ?Start-to-Run? program. We would also like to thank the sports medicine centers that participated in the validity study (alphabetic order): Sportgeneeskunde Friesland (Heerenveen), Sportgeneeskunde Isala (Zwolle), Sportgeneeskundige Afdeling Amphia Ziekenhuis (Breda), Sportgeneeskundige Afdeling Medisch Centrum Haaglanden (Leidschendam), SportM?x M?xima Medisch Centrum (Eindhoven), Sportmedisch Adviescentrum Haarlem (Haarlem), Sportmedisch Adviescentrum Maastricht (Maaastricht), Sportmedisch Adviescentrum Midden Holland (Gouda), Sportmedisch Adviescentrun Rotterdam (Rotterdam), Sportmedisch Centrum Papendal (Arnhem), Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen (Groningen), Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht (Utrecht). Finally, we would like to thank Henrica C.W. de Vet (EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research VU University Medical Center) for her statistical advice. Publisher Copyright: © 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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