Development of a new sports injury surveillance system

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K19813
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59010:Rehabilitation science-related
• Research Institution: Osaka Electro-Communication University
• Principal Investigator: Mashimo Sonoko 大阪電気通信大学, 共通教育機構, 准教授 (80824359)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 傷害調査 / システム / 疫学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Questionnaires (OSTRC-O, OSTRC-H) developed at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC) were translated into Japanese to develop a new injury surveillance system. The high reliability and validity of the Japanese versions of the questionnaires were recognised. In order to develop a system using the Japanese versions of the questionnaires, injury surveillance was carried out on male university football players over a season, and it became clear that the Japanese versions of the questionnaires could be used to investigate injuries longitudinally. It was also shown that it is possible not only to record injuries but also to share the results of the injury surveillance with medical staff so that they can follow up with each player.

Free Research Field

スポーツ医学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

傷害予防を実践するためには，第1段階として傷害発生の実態を把握することが重要である．傷害発生の実態を把握するための傷害調査は，本邦では今まで狭義の定義である「Time loss injury」を用いた調査が多く，傷害発生の実態を十分に把握できていない現状であった．本研究により，広義の定義を用いた傷害調査システムが構築されたことで，今まで明らかにされていなかった傷害発生の実態を正確に把握することができるようになった．今後は，新たな傷害調査システムを用いて様々な競技や年代で傷害発生の調査を行い，その結果をもとに傷害予防を実践していく必要がある．