- 作者：Tyler King ; Michael Rosenberg ; Rebecca Braham ; Rebecca.Braham@uwa.edu.au ; Renee Ferguson ; Brian Dawson
- 关键词：Australian football ; Health and well-being ; Injuries ; Concussion ; Retirement
- 刊名：Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：July, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：16
- 期：4
- 页码：302-306
- 全文大小：272 K
Objectives
To investigate the long-term health and well-being of past elite Australian Football League (AFL) players, with particular emphasis on the effect of playing injuries on current lifestyle.Design
Cross sectional survey.
Methods
A health and well-being survey, completed by past AFL players (n = 592) with mean (¡ÀSD) age of 55.1 y (¡À15.8) and playing career of 7.7 y (¡À4.1) sought information on demographics, education and employment, subjective well-being, lifestyle behaviours, physical health, disease prevalence, community and social structures, and playing history.
Results
A majority of past players experienced serious injuries (76 % ) and concussion (73 % ) throughout their career, both increasing significantly with the number of games played. Of those who received injuries, 60 % require on-going treatment, yet only 6 % receive treatment costs covered by their club or the AFL Players¡¯ Association. A large proportion (64 % ) of respondents are affected in daily life from previous AFL injuries.
Conclusions
AFL careers are compounded by high injury rates, including loss of consciousness with a high incidence of multiple concussions amongst those players reporting a serious injury. Greater number of injuries received will further the likelihood of requiring on-going treatment and being affected later in life. Additional research and planning may be important in assisting other improvements in the quality of life of past AFL players.