Athlete Needs Assessment & Focus Groups

Description

The overall objective of this study is to investigate various physical and mental health needs of collegiate athletes and how they differ in and out of sport. Researchers aim to identify facets of support that athletes may need when transitioning out of sport. To achieve this objective, the study is broken down into two specific parts: 1) an online, anonymous survey assessing 200 athletes to evaluate support needed both during and post sport, quantitatively; and 2) focus groups with 50 athletes who are about to retire or have retired from sport recently to evaluate support needed both during and post sport, qualitatively.

Conditions

Athlete Support

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The overall objective of this study is to investigate various physical and mental health needs of collegiate athletes and how they differ in and out of sport. Researchers aim to identify facets of support that athletes may need when transitioning out of sport. To achieve this objective, the study is broken down into two specific parts: 1) an online, anonymous survey assessing 200 athletes to evaluate support needed both during and post sport, quantitatively; and 2) focus groups with 50 athletes who are about to retire or have retired from sport recently to evaluate support needed both during and post sport, qualitatively.

Athlete Needs Assessment & Focus Groups

Athlete Needs Assessment & Focus Groups

Condition
Athlete Support
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Baton Rouge

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Current and previous collegiate athletes over the age of 18 and within two years before leaving sport or within five years after leaving sport.
  • * Athletes under the age of 18 and not within two years before or five years after leaving sport will be excluded.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Pennington Biomedical Research Center,

Study Record Dates

2025-01-15