International Consensus Statement: Methods for Recording and Reporting of Epidemiological Data on Injuries and Illnesses in Golf

Overview

Journal Br J Sports Med

Publisher BMJ Publishing Group

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2020 Aug 28

PMID 32847810

Citations 16

Authors

Andrew Murray

Astrid Junge

Patrick Gordon Robinson

Mario Bizzini

Andre Bossert

Benjamin Clarsen

Daniel Coughlan

Corey Cunningham

Tomas Drobny

Francois Gazzano

Lance Gill

Roger Hawkes

Tom Hospel

Robert Neal

Jonathan Lavelle

Antony Scanlon

Patrick Schamash

Bruce Thomas

Mike Voight

Mark Wotherspoon

Jiri Dvorak

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Abstract

Epidemiological studies of injury in elite and recreational golfers have lacked consistency in methods and definitions employed and this limits comparison of results across studies. In their sports-generic statement, the Consensus Group recruited by the IOC (2020) called for sport-specific consensus statements. On invitation by International Golf Federation, a group of international experts in sport and exercise medicine, golf research and sports injury/illness epidemiology was selected to prepare a golf-specific consensus statement. Methodological stages included literature review and initial drafting, online feedback from the consensus group, revision and second draft, virtual consensus meetings and completion of final version. This consensus statement provides golf-specific recommendations for data collection and research reporting including: (i) injury and illness definitions, and characteristics with golf-specific examples, (ii) definitions of golf-specific exposure measurements and recommendations for the calculation of prevalence and incidence, (iii) injury, illness and exposure report forms for medical staff and for golfers, and (iv) a baseline questionnaire. Implementation of the consensus methodology will enable comparison among golf studies and with other sports. It facilitates analysis of causative factors for injuries and illness in golf, and can also be used to evaluate the effects of prevention programmes to support the health of golfers.

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