Journal article
Awareness and Knowledge of Medical Issues Related to Female Athletes Among Track and Field Coaches
Open access journal of sports medicine, Vol.14, pp.9-19
01/01/2023
DOI: 10.2147/OAJSM.S403703
PMCID: PMC10042256
PMID: 36993875
Abstract
Introduction: Little is known regarding medical knowledge pertaining to female athletes among track and field coaches and their interactions with female athletes regarding medical problems. Methods: Participants were track and field coaches (369 males and 43 females) with Japan Sport Association certification and they completed an anonymous survey on their knowledge of medical problems pertinent to female athletes including whether the coaches knew about the female athlete triad and relative energy deficiency in sports; their feelings about female athletes' use of contraceptive pills; whether they speak about menses with the female athletes; and whether they have a gynecologist for consultation regarding their medical problems. Results: Females coaches were significantly more likely to be aware of the triad (odds ratio (OR), 3.44; p = 0.003); to have access to a physician able to address the gynecological problems of female athletes (OR, 9.22; p < 0.001); and to talk to their female athletes about menses (OR, 2.30; p = 0.015) than their male counterparts. Coaches with more experience tended to be aware of the triad and relative energy deficiency in sports compared with those with <= 5 years of experience. Conclusion: Females coaches are aware of the triad, talk about menses with their female athletes, and have access to a physician who can address gynecological problems with compared to male counterparts. Educating all coaches on these problems is essential to provide adequate support to female athletes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Awareness and Knowledge of Medical Issues Related to Female Athletes Among Track and Field Coaches
- Creators
- Yuka Tsukahara - Tokyo Women's College of Physical EducationHiroshi Kamada - Japan Medical AssociationSuguru Torii - Waseda UniversityHiroshi Yamamoto - Hosei UniversityFumihiro Yamasawa - Japan Medical Association
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Open access journal of sports medicine, Vol.14, pp.9-19
- DOI
- 10.2147/OAJSM.S403703
- PMID
- 36993875
- PMCID
- PMC10042256
- NLM abbreviation
- Open Access J Sports Med
- ISSN
- 1179-1543
- eISSN
- 1179-1543
- Publisher
- Dove Medical Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- JKA from KEIRIN RACE 21K17571 / JSPS KAKENHI; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) 21K17571 / Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2023
- Academic Unit
- Family and Community Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984738105702771
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