Sports Medicine Health Care Access in Michigan High Schools: Access to Athletic Trainers

Moeller, James L.; Ciecko, John

doi:10.1249/jsr.0000000000001002

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“…The limitations of this study are the lower response rate, possible bias in survey responses, and generalizability limited to Illinois public high schools of the type in the study. However, our results are consistent with the results of other studies, including a recent study of disparities in access to ATs in Michigan high schools (12).…”

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Disparities in Sports Medicine Health Care Access in Illinois High Schools: Access to Team Physicians, Athletic Trainers, and Automated External Defibrillators

Nicholson

Shott

Levy

et al. 2023

Curr Sports Med Rep

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High school athletes have higher rates of injuries and sudden death than their college counterparts. Medical care for these athletes should include access to team physicians, athletic trainers, and automated external defibrillators. Disparities in medical care access provided by high schools for their athletes may be due to school characteristics or socioeconomic or racial factors. This study investigated relationships between these factors and access to team physicians, athletic trainers, and automated external defibrillators. Medical care access is negatively related to the percentage of low-income students and positively related to the number of sports offered. Relationships between race and access to a team physician became nonsignificant when the percentage of low-income students was considered. Physicians who treat high school athletes should consider the medical care access provided by their schools when they educate these patients about preventing and treating sports injuries.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Although Illinois state law requires all school athletic facilities to have at least one AED, a single AED is usually inadequate. Previous studies have identified socioeconomic disparities in access to an AT (10)(11)(12), as well as racial and socioeconomic disparities in access to AEDs (13).…”

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Disparities in Sports Medicine Health Care Access in Illinois High Schools: Access to Team Physicians, Athletic Trainers, and Automated External Defibrillators

Nicholson

Shott

Levy

et al. 2023

Curr Sports Med Rep

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Rural–Nonrural Disparities in Sports Medicine Access in Secondary School Athletics in Virginia

Thuesen,

Rogers

2025

Curr Sports Med Rep

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Sports play a major role in the secondary school experience, with injuries also being part of these experiences. Healthcare access is a complex topic impacted by where someone lives, among other social determinants of health. Using a survey sent to Virginia-based middle school and high school athletic directors and athletic trainers, this study investigated the differences in sports medicine access comparing rural and nonrural communities. Findings suggest rural communities in Virginia have less access to an athletic trainer during practices and competitions and have a greater length of time before an injured athlete is seen by a sports medicine specialist when follow-up care is required. Narrowing the gap in medical access between rural and nonrural communities is important for athlete's well-being and for building more equitable healthcare systems.

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Prevalence of Use of Sports Trainer Services in Japanese High Schools: A Nationwide Survey

Shibata,

Kurita,

Morishita

et al. 2024

IJORER Int. J. Recent Educ. Res.

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Objective: Sports trainers contribute to the safety of adolescent athletes. The status of sports trainer services (STS) that use a trainer-certified system and trainer perceptions differ among countries, and reports from different countries are needed to promote the global use of STS. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of STS and the reasons for its use in Japanese high schools. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2022. Participants were all club activity coaches from all high schools (around 70,000 coaches) in Japan. The primary outcome was the prevalence of STS use. We obtained information on the payment status when STS was used and the reasons they were not. Results: Of the 6045 coaches included, 10.5% used STS. Volunteer trainers comprised 29.9%, and if they were paid a fee, it needed to be more for a living. The most common reason for not using STS was "no suitable person" (70.8%). Novelty: This was the first large-scale survey of the prevalence of STS use in Japanese high schools. The prevalence of STS use in Japanese high schools was low.

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Sports Medicine Health Care Access in Michigan High Schools: Access to Athletic Trainers

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Disparities in Sports Medicine Health Care Access in Illinois High Schools: Access to Team Physicians, Athletic Trainers, and Automated External Defibrillators

Disparities in Sports Medicine Health Care Access in Illinois High Schools: Access to Team Physicians, Athletic Trainers, and Automated External Defibrillators

Rural–Nonrural Disparities in Sports Medicine Access in Secondary School Athletics in Virginia

Prevalence of Use of Sports Trainer Services in Japanese High Schools: A Nationwide Survey

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