| Increasing mouthguards usage among junior rugby and basketball players. | |
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PMID: 11494994 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a Western Australian mouthguard promotion campaign, launched at the start of the 1997/98 junior rugby union and junior basketball seasons, aimed at increasing mouthguard usage at competition and training. METHOD: A quasi-experimental field design was used to assess the impact of the mouthguard campaign on behavioural change. Observational data were collected pre- and post-campaign on mouthguard usage by players present at a rugby and basketball competition event and at a training session. Junior Australian Rules Football players were used as a control group. RESULTS: Pre-post observational surveys showed a significantly greater increase in mouthguard usage in competition games among rugby union (77% to 84%) and basketball players (23% to 43%) compared with the control group (72% to 73%). All codes showed a post-campaign increase in mouthguard usage at training, but the intervention codes' increases were greater than the control's increase (rugby union: 29% to 40%; basketball: 11% to 36%; football: 34% to 40%). CONCLUSIONS: The campaign had a significant and substantial effect on behaviour and provides evidence of the benefits of leveraging a sponsorship to modify the behaviour of the target group. IMPLICATIONS: This campaign provides a model for promoting mouthguard usage in other sports among junior players. |
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Authors:
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G Jalleh; R J Donovan; J Clarkson; K March; M Foster; B Giles-Corti |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Australian and New Zealand journal of public health Volume: 25 ISSN: 1326-0200 ISO Abbreviation: Aust N Z J Public Health Publication Date: 2001 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-08-09 Completed Date: 2001-08-30 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9611095 Medline TA: Aust N Z J Public Health Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 250-2 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control, Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia. g.jalleh@cc.curtin.edu.au |
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Adolescent Athletic Injuries / prevention & control* Basketball* Child Football* Health Promotion / organization & administration* Humans Male Mouth Protectors / utilization* Persuasive Communication Program Evaluation Western Australia |
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