Roe, G., Whitehead, S., Starling, L. et al. (13 more authors) (2024) Embracing the impact from instrumented mouthguards (iMGs): A survey of iMG managers' perceptions of staff and player interest into the technology, data and barriers to use. European Journal of Sport Science, 24 (6). pp. 670-681. ISSN 1746-1391
Abstract
Instrumented mouthguards (iMGs) are a novel technology being used within rugby to quantify head acceleration events. Understanding practitioners' perceptions of the barriers and facilitators to their use is important to support implementation and adoption. This study assessed men's and women's rugby union and league iMG managers' perceptions of staff and player interest in the technology, data and barriers to use. Forty-six iMG managers (men's rugby union and league n = 20 and n = 9 and women's rugby union and league n = 7 and n = 10) completed an 18-question survey. Perceived interest in data varied across staff roles with medical staff being reported as having the most interest. The iMG devices were perceived as easy to use but uncomfortable. Several uses of data were identified, including medical applications, player monitoring and player welfare. The comfort, size and fit of the iMG were reported as the major barriers to player use. Time constraints and a lack of understanding of data were barriers to engagement with the data. Continued education on how iMG data can be used is required to increase player and staff buy-in, alongside improving comfort of the devices. Studies undertaken with iMGs investigating player performance and welfare outcomes will make data more useful and increase engagement.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Authors. European Journal of Sport Science published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH on behalf of European College of Sport Science. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, pro-vided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | 4203 Health Services and Systems; 42 Health Sciences; Generic health relevance; 4 Quality Education; Humans; Male; Female; Mouth Protectors; Football; Surveys and Questionnaires; Acceleration; Adult; Head |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2024 13:32 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jul 2024 13:32 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.12101 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/ejsc.12101 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:214980 |