The challenges experienced by collegiate athlete cancer survivors.

Purpose: The growing number of athletes diagnosed with cancer requires a better understanding of their background, experiences, and specific goals to provide personalized care. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of collegiate athletes in the United States diagnosed with cancer, reflecting on various barriers and challenges because of their cancer diagnosis, as they relate to their athletic participation and educational experiences.

Methods: This qualitative study used a phenomenological approach to study the nature and states of lived experiences in collegiate athlete cancer survivors diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 10 and 39 years old.

How traditional undergraduate college students define and perceive wellness: A qualitative phenomenological study.

Objective: To understand college students' perceptions and understanding of wellness.

Participants: A convenience sample of 20 undergraduate students (age 20.6 ± 2.

Motivation and Behaviors Related to Sport Specialization in Collegiate Baseball Players.

Context: Early sport specialization is a growing concern among youth sport athletes, particularly in baseball. Motivation to participate in sports is an important factor in determining which sports youth athletes participate in and why.

Objective: To qualitatively investigate the youth sport participation behaviors and motivations of collegiate baseball players.

Early Sport Specialization and Long-term Throwing Arm Health in College Baseball Players.

Background: Early sport specialization is associated with increased risk of overuse injuries in several sports, including baseball. However, limited evidence exists evaluating how early sport specialization affects patient-reported outcome measures as they age. The purpose of this study was to determine differences in Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic (KJOC) Shoulder and Elbow Scores among collegiate baseball players based on the grade when a participant first reported high specialization behaviors.

Self-Reflection as a Support to Evidence-Based Practice: A Grounded Theory Exploration.

The purpose of this study was to explore how reflective practice is experienced by occupational therapists. Thirty participants were purposefully sampled to explore reflective practice experiences using a critical reflection inquiry model as a theoretical framework. Grounded theory using a constant comparative analysis method was used to analyze interview data.

Occupational Therapists Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice: A Cross Sectional Survey.

Evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation has been associated with quality health care outcomes, yet only a small proportion of occupational therapists implement EBP. We conducted a cross-sectional survey measuring EBP implementation, skill and knowledge, self-reflection behavior, and practice demographics to clarify implementation of EBP and factors acting as supports. A random sample of occupational therapists practicing in the U.

Athletic Trainers' Beliefs About and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice.

Context: Understanding the beliefs about and use of evidence-based practice (EBP) among athletic trainers (ATs) will help to determine appropriate strategies to improve implementation.

Objective: To examine the ATs' beliefs about and use of EBP.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Experiences with workplace bullying among athletic trainers in the collegiate setting.

Context: Workplace bullying (WPB) is a series of persistent negative interactions that affect a clinician's ability to perform his or her role. Although WPB has been studied in other health professions, to date, no information exists pertaining to WPB in athletic training.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of WPB in the collegiate setting and examine factors that influence its occurrence.

Perceptions of workplace bullying among athletic trainers in the collegiate setting.

Context: Bullying has received a vast amount of attention in the recent past. One form of bullying, workplace bullying (WPB), has been a substantial concern explored in many health professions that can negatively influence a health care provider's role in an organization. To date, however, WPB has not been investigated in athletic training contexts.

Longitudinal evaluation of Journal of Athletic Training author credentials: implications for future research engagement in athletic training.

Purpose: To employ retrospective trend analysis in an attempt to provide a layered description of the relative contribution (per credential) of clinical athletic trainers (those without terminal degrees) to authoring scientific literature in the Journal of Athletic Training (JAT). From these data, our secondary purpose was to evaluate trends relative to changes in journal policy and increased educational rigor or professional limitations over the past decade, discussing how they may affect the potential for clinical athletic trainers to contribute to JAT.

Design: Exploratory study design with trend analysis.

Critical-Thinking Predisposition Among Undergraduate Athletic Training Students.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the tendency of undergraduate athletic training students to think critically, to assess their likelihood of using specific components of critical thinking, and to study the effect of selected demographic and educational variables on critical-thinking tendencies in this sample of students. DESIGN AND SETTING: Data were collected before regularly scheduled athletic training classes at the beginning of the spring semester. SUBJECTS: Ninety-one students enrolled in 3 Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs-accredited undergraduate athletic training education programs in the southeast.

Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries among sedentary and physically active adults.

Purpose: This study describes the types and frequencies of musculoskeletal injuries among a cohort of adults with above average activity levels who were enrolled in the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (Dallas, TX).

Methods: Participants were adults aged 20-85 yr who completed a baseline clinical examination (1970-1982) and returned a mailed follow-up survey in 1986. Participants (5,028 men, 1,285 women) were measured for aerobic fitness, height, and body weight during the baseline examination.

Predictors of lower extremity injury among recreationally active adults.

Objective: To identify gender-specific predictors of lower extremity injury among a sample of adults engaging in running, walking, or jogging (RWJ) for exercise.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Cooper Clinic Preventive Medicine Center, Dallas, Texas.