Archived Abstracts
Certified Athletic Trainers’ Utilization of Psychological Interventions
Location
Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center
Access Type
Open Access
Entry Number
46
Start Date
4-8-2020 12:00 PM
End Date
4-8-2020 1:15 PM
Department
Athletic Training
Abstract
The purpose of this research study was to determine which, if any, psychological interventions and skills athletic trainers utilize. A secondary purpose of this study was to determine how athletic trainers utilize psychological interventions during injury rehabilitation. This study was an online questionnaire randomly sent to 4,000 certified athletic trainers by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. 186 athletic trainers completed our questionnaire for a 4.65% response rate. Data was analyzed via a general inductive approach. We used peer review and multiple analyst triangulation to provide credibility. Psychological interventions were perceived as helpful in injury rehabilitation by our participants (n = 177, 95.16%) but most participants failed to implement them into clinical practice (n = 149, 80.11%). Based on the responses, two themes were found in the results: 1) implementation and 2) barriers. Implementation included the various methods and trends athletic trainers utilized while barriers touched on what keeps these skills from being utilized. A general perception existed among athletic trainers that psychological interventions are helpful. However, this perception did not represent actual utilization as there were a smaller percentage of athletic trainers who utilize the skills compared to those who deemed the skills helpful.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Tom BowmanDr. Debbie BradneyDr. Nicki Favero
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Certified Athletic Trainers’ Utilization of Psychological Interventions
Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center
The purpose of this research study was to determine which, if any, psychological interventions and skills athletic trainers utilize. A secondary purpose of this study was to determine how athletic trainers utilize psychological interventions during injury rehabilitation. This study was an online questionnaire randomly sent to 4,000 certified athletic trainers by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. 186 athletic trainers completed our questionnaire for a 4.65% response rate. Data was analyzed via a general inductive approach. We used peer review and multiple analyst triangulation to provide credibility. Psychological interventions were perceived as helpful in injury rehabilitation by our participants (n = 177, 95.16%) but most participants failed to implement them into clinical practice (n = 149, 80.11%). Based on the responses, two themes were found in the results: 1) implementation and 2) barriers. Implementation included the various methods and trends athletic trainers utilized while barriers touched on what keeps these skills from being utilized. A general perception existed among athletic trainers that psychological interventions are helpful. However, this perception did not represent actual utilization as there were a smaller percentage of athletic trainers who utilize the skills compared to those who deemed the skills helpful.