Economic consequences of injury in female Australian footballers: A prospective observational study of emergency department presentations.

Autor: Gill SD; Barwon Centre for Orthopaedic Research and Education, School of Medicine, Deakin University and St John of God Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.; Emergency Department, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Stella J; Emergency Department, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Chatterton ML; Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Lowry N; Emergency Department, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Kloot K; School of Medicine, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia., Reade T; Emergency Department, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Baker T; Centre for Rural Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia., Hayden G; Emergency Department, St John of God Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Ryan M; Emergency Department, Epworth Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Seward H; Newtown Medical Centre, Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Page RS; Barwon Centre for Orthopaedic Research and Education, School of Medicine, Deakin University and St John of God Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA [Emerg Med Australas] 2023 Jun; Vol. 35 (3), pp. 496-503. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 09.
DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.14156
Abstrakt: Objective: Investigate the economic consequences of injuries to female Australian footballers from a health sector and societal perspective.
Methods: This prospective observational study invited 242 females to complete an online questionnaire 3-6 months following an Australian football injury which involved presentation to an ED in Victoria, Australia. The questionnaire inquired regarding healthcare use, time off work, return to playing football and extent of recovery following injury. Relevant information was also extracted from respondents' medical records regarding injury-type, body part injured, investigations and treatments. Healthcare costs were determined for each respondent's ED presentation, hospital admission/s (when relevant), and subsequent healthcare use. Societal costs were determined as lost income to the respondent and/or carer.
Results: A total of 108 people responded to the questionnaire. Sprains/strains and fractures accounted for 84.2% of respondents' injuries. Sixteen respondents (14.8%) required admission to hospital at the time of injury and 81 (75.0%) required subsequent healthcare appointments following discharge from the ED or hospital. Time off work or school following the injury was common (64.8% of respondents) and 27.8% of respondents had a carer take time off work. More than 80% of respondents missed training and matches following the injury. The median healthcare cost per respondent was AUD$753 and the median cost due to work absence was AUD$1393. One-quarter of respondents reported a full recovery.
Conclusions: Injuries to female Australian footballers can produce substantial healthcare and societal costs, which has important implications for healthcare provision and prioritising and implementing injury prevention programmes and post-injury rehabilitation.
(© 2023 The Authors. Emergency Medicine Australasia published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.)
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