オーストラリアのアマチュアボクシングイベントにおける傷害サーベイランスシステムの実施可能性：混合研究法による検討

To identify facilitators and barriers to implementing an injury surveillance system for amateur boxing in Australia, and to evaluate an implementation trial of an injury surveillance system.

Mixed methods research.

(1) Semi-structured interviews of key informants from the Australian amateur boxing community (i.e. athletes, coaches, promoters, referees, medical professionals, and boxing governing body officials) were transcribed and subjected to a reflexive thematic analysis. (2) Implementation trial of an injury surveillance system at five amateur boxing events in Australia was evaluated using the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance framework indicators; however, the maintenance domain was not evaluated.

Three primary themes were generated in the reflexive thematic analysis: (1) value of data, which included sub-themes on growing the sport, improving athlete performance, and informing educational activities; (2) trust, which was engendered by a strong sense of rapport and connection between the boxing community and the research team; and (3) barriers to implementation, which included sub-themes on fear, resistance to change, and process requirements. The implementation trial involved five amateur boxing events, which comprised a total of 210 registered athletes, of which 181 were eligible to participate in this research. The reach indicator was 81 %, the four effectiveness indicators ranged from 86 % to 100 %, the adoption indicator was 100 %, and implementation indicator was 100 %.

It is feasible to implement an injury surveillance system and obtain good-quality data in the amateur boxing setting in Australia, but there are potential barriers to implementation at scale.