| Female Athlete Triad Screening in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Athletes: Is the Preparticipation Evaluation Form Effective? | |
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PMID: 22266742 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the screening practices and preparticipation evaluation (PPE) forms used to identify college athletes at risk for the female athlete triad (triad). DESIGN: Phone and/or e-mail survey. SETTING: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I universities. PARTICIPANTS: All 347 NCAA Division I universities were invited to participate in a survey, with 257 participating in the survey (74%) and 287 forms collected (83%). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Information about the nature of the PPE was requested from team physicians and certified athletic trainers during a phone or e-mail survey. In addition, a copy of their PPE form was requested to evaluate for inclusion of the 12 items recommended by the Female Athlete Triad Coalition for primary screening for the triad. RESULTS: All 257 universities (100%) required a PPE for incoming athletes; however, only 83 universities (32%) required an annual PPE for returning athletes. Screening was performed on campus at 218 universities (85%). Eleven universities (4%) were using the recently updated fourth edition PPE. Only 25 universities (9%) had 9 or more of the 12 recommended items included in their forms, whereas 127 universities (44%) included 4 or less items. Relevant items that were omitted from more than 40% of forms included losing weight to meet the image requirements of a sport, using vomiting, diuretics, and/or laxatives to lose weight; and the number of menses experienced in the past 12 months. CONCLUSIONS: The current PPE forms used by NCAA Division I universities may not effectively screen for the triad. |
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Tara Mencias; Megan Noon; Anne Z Hoch |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-1-19 |
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Title: Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine Volume: - ISSN: 1536-3724 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-1-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9103300 Medline TA: Clin J Sport Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Women's Sports Medicine Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
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