Publications by authors named "Sara A Guevara"
To investigate: (1) the injury epidemiology in an Australian academy; (2) how athletes transition through the high-performance sport (HPS) pathway; and (3) why athletes leave this HPS program. This retrospective cohort study was conducted at an Australian HPS academy over a 4-year period. Medical attention injuries were prospectively recorded.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study aimed to build on previous work by the authors. It examines how socioecological level and gender influence high-performance sport system (HPSS) stakeholders' perspectives of the relative importance and feasibility to address athlete attrition factors within an Australian high-performance pathway system (HPPS).
Design: Mixed methods.
Article Synopsis
- This study focuses on the incidence and prevalence of injuries and illnesses among short-course triathletes to help develop better prevention strategies.
- It reviewed 42 studies, finding that injury rates ranged from 15.7 to 24.3 per 1000 exposures, while illness rates varied from 1.8 to 13.1 per 1000 days, with most injuries happening during running.
- Key health issues identified include overuse injuries in lower limbs and gastrointestinal illnesses, along with cardiovascular conditions, often linked to environmental factors.
What Contributes to Athlete Performance Health? A Concept Mapping Approach.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
December 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to identify key areas for promoting athlete performance health within Australia's high-performance sports system, focusing on physical, mental, and social well-being.
- By using concept mapping, participants from various levels of the sports system generated 97 statements about the needs for athlete performance health, which were categorized into 12 clusters.
- The top three priority clusters identified were 'Behavioral competency,' 'Collaboration and teamwork,' and 'Valuing athlete wellbeing,’ with these themes falling under five overarching domains crucial for enhancing athlete performance health: Leadership, Skilled people, Performance health culture, Operational effectiveness, and Integrated strategy.
Objectives: Primary: To gain a system-wide perspective on factors leading to athlete attrition from a high-performance sport system (HPSS). Secondary: To identify what a sample of system-wide stakeholders and past athletes value as the most important and feasible attrition factors to address to retain talented athletes.
Design: Mixed-methods.