Publications by authors named "Elizabeth J Steele"
Article Synopsis
- - This study investigates the factors leading to attrition in a 10-week military training program for male and female candidates, analyzing data from 1006 participants who underwent various assessments including blood draws, questionnaires, and fitness tests.
- - Of the candidates, 260 (25.8%) left the program, with the highest dropout rate occurring in week 5, primarily due to musculoskeletal injuries (30%) and other medical or voluntary reasons.
- - Key predictors associated with attrition include sex, body mass index (BMI), resilience, and physical fitness test scores, with the final model highlighting combat fitness test scores and resilience as significant indicators, suggesting that these factors can aid early screening processes for candidates at risk of not completing the
Introduction: Overuse musculoskeletal injuries (MSKI) remain a significant medical challenge in military personnel undergoing military training courses; further understanding of the biological process leading to overuse MSKI development and biological signatures for injury risk are warranted. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between overuse MSKI occurrence and physiological characteristics of allostatic load characterized as maladaptive biological responses to chronic stress measured by wearable devices in US Marine Corps officer candidates during a 10-wk training course.
Methods: Devices recorded energy expenditure (EE), daytime heart rate (HR), sleeping HR, and sleep architecture (time and percentage of deep, light, rapid eye movement sleep, awake time, total sleep).
Objectives: Determine the influence of clinically-measured maximum dorsiflexion, dynamic peak dorsiflexion and percent of clinically-measured maximum dorsiflexion used during a drop-jump task on landing biomechanics and risk of ankle injury in military personnel.
Design: Prospective cohort study.
Methods: 672 participants (122 women) enrolled.