Athletic Trainers' Beliefs Regarding Professionalism.

Context: Limited research exists regarding athletic trainers' (ATs') perceptions of professionalism.

Objective: To explore the lived experiences of ATs and their perceptions of professionalism.

Design: Qualitative study.

Challenges Faced During Professional Preparation and Transition to Practice Among Diverse Early Professional Athletic Trainers.

Context: Early professional (EP) athletic trainers (ATs) may encounter adjustments and develop individual identities to master a new role, which can be difficult while transitioning from student to autonomous professional. Previous literature lacks content about the transition to practice of credentialed ATs who identify as Black, Indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC).

Objective: To identify challenges during the professional education and transition to practice of EP ATs identifying as BIPOC.

The Role of the Athletic Trainer in Providing Care to Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients: Foundational Knowledge and Disparities-Part I.

Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) patients experience discrimination, harassment, marginalization, and minority stress at greater rates than their cisgender counterparts, leading to numerous health and health care disparities that negatively affect well-being and access to quality health care.1 Despite being in an opportune position to improve health equity for TGD patients under their care, many athletic trainers (ATs) report having little to no formal education on TGD patient care, leading to a reduction in self-reported competence. As such, to fill this knowledge gap, the purposes of the first part of this 2-part narrative literature review are to (1) provide readers with foundational information and terminology, (2) explore relevant health and health care disparities, and (3) identify the role of the AT within an interprofessional care team treating TGD patients.

The Role of the Athletic Trainer in Providing Care to Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients: Considerations for Medical Affirmation-Part II.

Recently, with discriminatory legislation efforts and changing participation policies in organized sports, media attention surrounding transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals has increased. These changes and the historical lack of competence and education regarding the transgender patient population have resulted in subpar patient care and a misunderstanding of the athletic trainer's (AT's) role within the health care and compliance systems. This literature review is the second part of a 2-paper series, and our objective was to educate ATs on the processes relevant to medical affirmation, including compliance considerations regarding medical eligibility, and to establish the AT's role.

Direct Access Dental Hygienists' Perceptions Concerning Geriatric Curriculum in Entry-Level Dental Hygiene Programs.

The growing geriatric population has unique and often complex oral health care needs. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions regarding direct access dental hygienists (DH) regarding the geriatric curriculum needed in dental hygiene education programs to prepare DHs to provide direct access care for geriatric populations. Purposive and network sampling strategies were used to recruit eligible direct access DHs from across the United States for this qualitative study.

Perceptions of Sexual Misconduct and the Overall Role of Peer Athletic Training Students, Athletes, Preceptors, and Coaches.

Sexual misconduct in society is found throughout the literature. In healthcare, there is a paucity of research in regard to the understanding of what constitutes sexual misconduct, especially when examining the thoughts of students who are required to be a part of a clinical rotation. The purpose of this study was to examine athletic training students' perceptions of sexual harassment and to determine whether role (i.

Digit ratios and motor and health-related fitness in pre-adolescent females.

Assessing different aspects of physical fitness in children whose abilities are undeveloped and their associations with second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) may better determine the potential athleticism of an individual. The purpose of the study was to examine relationships between the digit ratios and selected motor and health-related fitness parameters in a large sample of pre-adolescent females. Participants included 8-12 year old Iranian and Afghan girls.

Current Use of Technology in Athletic Training Education.

Technology education in higher education and the health care professions is found throughout the literature. Athletic training education (ATE) should mirror that of other health care professions. The purpose of this study was exploratory in nature to determine a) how ATE faculty are integrating technology into their classrooms, b) which they find to be most effective and why, and c) which technologies they hope to use in the future.

The association between athleticism, prenatal testosterone, and finger length.

Research suggests that prenatal levels of testosterone are related to finger length development and traits beneficial to athletic skill, such as power, endurance, visual-spatial skills, or sensation seeking and dominance behavior. In men, the second digit to fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) has been shown to correlate with success in competitive levels of football (soccer), which suggests that the 2D:4D ratio is a possible marker for level of attainment in sport. The purpose of this study was to explore the 2D:4D relationships between sports and make comparisons with nonathletes.

Stiffness regulation and muscle-recruitment strategies of the shoulder in response to external rotation perturbations.

Background: The complex interactions between capsuloligamentous structures and muscle-recruitment strategies that maintain glenohumeral stability remain unclear. The purposes of the present study were to determine whether stiffness regulation and muscle-activation strategies differed under varying joint positions and levels of contraction in the shoulder and to determine the relationship between generalized joint laxity, glenohumeral joint laxity, and joint stiffness.

Methods: Forty healthy, physically active subjects with a mean age (and standard deviation) of 25.