The effect of premature return to play on recurrent injury in elite adolescent ice hockey and associated psychosocial predictors

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2008
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This study examined risk factors for injury in 316 elite adolescent hockey players. The risk of injury associated with age and skill level was determined. Athletic identity, attitudes toward body checking, competitive state anxiety, rumination, and fear were investigated as risk factors for injury. These factors were also assessed as risk factors for subsequent injury following return to play. The effect of return to play prior to medical clearance on subsequent injury rates was examined. Bantam (age 13-14) players had higher risk of injury than Midget players (age 15-16), and risk increased with increasing skill. Players below the 25th percentile in athletic identity were at higher risk of a first injury, but those above the 75th percentile were at higher risk of subsequent injury. Early return to play was not significantly associated with subsequent injury. Anxiety, rumination, and fear did not affect injury rates. These relationships may require further investigation.
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Mckay, C. (2008). The effect of premature return to play on recurrent injury in elite adolescent ice hockey and associated psychosocial predictors (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2134
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