The Survey of Physical Education Teachers’ Viewpoints on Causes and Prevalence of Sport Injuries at Schools
The purpose of this study was to survey physical education teachers’ viewpoints on sport injuries at schools. Viewpoints of 83 physical education teachers (mean age: 35.32±2.58 years, mean work experience: 12±6.42 years) who were directly working with students at schools were collected by a research...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Tehran
2010-04-01
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| Series: | Sport Sciences and Health Research |
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| Online Access: | https://sshr.ut.ac.ir/article_23338_570dfd325199752a125b9b031557e5db.pdf |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to survey physical education teachers’ viewpoints
on sport injuries at schools. Viewpoints of 83 physical education teachers (mean
age: 35.32±2.58 years, mean work experience: 12±6.42 years) who were directly
working with students at schools were collected by a researcher-made questioner
and interview. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. The results showed
that most physical education teachers (38.6%) believed that contusion was the
most prevalent injury at schools. Also, most physical education teachers (67.5%)
believed that most injuries happened in lower limbs at schools. 40.9% believed that
the most important external factor of injuries was non-standard playground and
37.4% believed that the most important internal factor of injuries was a lack of
body fitness. 72.2% of teachers believed that the most important factor of injuries
was traumatic mechanism at schools. |
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| ISSN: | 2981-0205 |