Publications by authors named "K Fagher"
Review process: an academic responsibility that facilitates active and peer learning.
BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med
December 2024
Objective: Elite para athletes report a high incidence of sports injuries. Research suggests that athletes' strategies to manage adversities may influence the sports injury risk, but knowledge about para athletes' coping behaviours and their association with injuries is limited. The aim was to describe the distribution of coping behaviours in Swedish elite para athletes by sex, age, impairment, sport and to examine associations between coping behaviours and the probability of reporting a prospective sports injury during a 52-week study period.
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- Para athletes face unique health challenges and often struggle to access proper healthcare services, making the Periodic Health Evaluation (PHE) an important tool for monitoring their health and performance.
- A panel of 15 international experts collaborated to create guidelines focused on comprehensive health assessments for Para athletes, addressing various categories of impairment, including intellectual, musculoskeletal, neurological, and vision.
- The PHE not only helps identify and address health issues specific to Para athletes but also serves as a platform for education on preventive strategies, ultimately aiming to enhance their overall health and athletic performance.
Introduction: A well-functioning anti-doping system relies on being perceived by athletes as effective, fair, and practically feasible to implement. While research has highlighted the views of Olympic athletes on anti-doping over the past decade, the experiences and perceptions of Para athletes have not been extensively explored. The purpose of this study was to examine Swedish elite Para athletes' experiences and perceptions of the policy and practice of the anti-doping system.
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