Dissemination and implementation of injury prevention interventions : a scoping review for the Female, woman and girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus
(2025) In British Journal of Sports Medicine- Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To synthesise evidence related to the dissemination and implementation (D&I) of injury prevention interventions for female, woman and/or girl (female/woman/girl) athletes.
DESIGN: Scoping review.
DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, APA PsycInfo, Cochrane Databases for Systematic Review, Cochrane Central Register for Controlled Trials Registry, EMBASE, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, ERIC, ProQuest Dissertation and Theses Global.
ELIGIBILITY: Primary research including ≥25% female/woman/girl athletes of any age or people working with them (eg, coaches), participating in sports competition and/or performance, were eligible. Papers reporting D&I outcomes (eg, coach knowledge, adoption and maintenance) related to an injury... (More)
OBJECTIVE: To synthesise evidence related to the dissemination and implementation (D&I) of injury prevention interventions for female, woman and/or girl (female/woman/girl) athletes.
DESIGN: Scoping review.
DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, APA PsycInfo, Cochrane Databases for Systematic Review, Cochrane Central Register for Controlled Trials Registry, EMBASE, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, ERIC, ProQuest Dissertation and Theses Global.
ELIGIBILITY: Primary research including ≥25% female/woman/girl athletes of any age or people working with them (eg, coaches), participating in sports competition and/or performance, were eligible. Papers reporting D&I outcomes (eg, coach knowledge, adoption and maintenance) related to an injury prevention intervention and/or a factor (eg, coach beliefs) associated with D&I outcomes were included.
RESULTS: 220 papers with 419 494 participants (96 790 athletes (49% female/woman/girl), 277 923 coaches (59% working with females/women/girls) and 44 781 others) across 81 sports were included. 89% of the papers were from Europe, Oceania and North America. Papers included amateur (n=175), sub-elite (n=10), elite (n=63) and Para sport (n=2) athletes. Interventions were training strategies (n=113), personal protective equipment (PPE, n=41), policy/rules/laws (n=5) or other (n=61, eg, multimodal). There were >650 D&I outcomes; adoption was the most common, followed by athlete and coach perceptions and attitudes about injury prevention. Key facilitators of D&I were previous injury experience, higher competition levels and positive perceptions and attitudes.
CONCLUSION: Most studies on D&I of injury prevention interventions for female/woman/girl athletes were descriptive and related to athletes and coaches. Engaging people across the socio-ecological system (eg, parents, health professionals and administrators) and prioritising under-represented regions, populations and D&I-focused trials may enhance D&I outcomes and ultimately reduce injury risk in female/woman/girl athletes.
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- Patterson, Brooke E
; McKay, Carly D
; Critchley, Meghan L
; Lutz, Destiny
; Cowan, Sallie M
; Kolesky, Nicholas
; White, Vanda
; Ezzat, Allison M
; Ross, Andrew G
; Adams, William M
; Ageberg, Eva
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; Ardern, Clare L
; Badenhorst, Marelise
; Coventry, Molly
; Dubé, Marc-Olivier
; Emmonds, Stacey
; Gracias, Libby J
; Hayden, K Alix
; Lindblom, Hanna
; Møller, Merete
; Holm Moseid, Christine
; Harrington Quinn, Nancy
; Sugimoto, Dai
; Verhagen, Evert
; Yung, Kate K
; Zondi, Phathokuhle C
; Emery, Carolyn A
; Crossley, Kay M
and Owoeye, Oluwatoyosi B A
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- 2025-11-04
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- British Journal of Sports Medicine
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- BMJ Publishing Group
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- pmid:41192960
- ISSN
- 1473-0480
- DOI
- 10.1136/bjsports-2025-109904
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- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2025. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ Group.
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abstract = {{<p>OBJECTIVE: To synthesise evidence related to the dissemination and implementation (D&I) of injury prevention interventions for female, woman and/or girl (female/woman/girl) athletes.</p><p>DESIGN: Scoping review.</p><p>DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, APA PsycInfo, Cochrane Databases for Systematic Review, Cochrane Central Register for Controlled Trials Registry, EMBASE, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, ERIC, ProQuest Dissertation and Theses Global.</p><p>ELIGIBILITY: Primary research including ≥25% female/woman/girl athletes of any age or people working with them (eg, coaches), participating in sports competition and/or performance, were eligible. Papers reporting D&I outcomes (eg, coach knowledge, adoption and maintenance) related to an injury prevention intervention and/or a factor (eg, coach beliefs) associated with D&I outcomes were included.</p><p>RESULTS: 220 papers with 419 494 participants (96 790 athletes (49% female/woman/girl), 277 923 coaches (59% working with females/women/girls) and 44 781 others) across 81 sports were included. 89% of the papers were from Europe, Oceania and North America. Papers included amateur (n=175), sub-elite (n=10), elite (n=63) and Para sport (n=2) athletes. Interventions were training strategies (n=113), personal protective equipment (PPE, n=41), policy/rules/laws (n=5) or other (n=61, eg, multimodal). There were >650 D&I outcomes; adoption was the most common, followed by athlete and coach perceptions and attitudes about injury prevention. Key facilitators of D&I were previous injury experience, higher competition levels and positive perceptions and attitudes.</p><p>CONCLUSION: Most studies on D&I of injury prevention interventions for female/woman/girl athletes were descriptive and related to athletes and coaches. Engaging people across the socio-ecological system (eg, parents, health professionals and administrators) and prioritising under-represented regions, populations and D&I-focused trials may enhance D&I outcomes and ultimately reduce injury risk in female/woman/girl athletes.</p>}},
author = {{Patterson, Brooke E and McKay, Carly D and Critchley, Meghan L and Lutz, Destiny and Cowan, Sallie M and Kolesky, Nicholas and White, Vanda and Ezzat, Allison M and Ross, Andrew G and Adams, William M and Ageberg, Eva and Ardern, Clare L and Badenhorst, Marelise and Coventry, Molly and Dubé, Marc-Olivier and Emmonds, Stacey and Gracias, Libby J and Hayden, K Alix and Lindblom, Hanna and Møller, Merete and Holm Moseid, Christine and Harrington Quinn, Nancy and Sugimoto, Dai and Verhagen, Evert and Yung, Kate K and Zondi, Phathokuhle C and Emery, Carolyn A and Crossley, Kay M and Owoeye, Oluwatoyosi B A}},
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language = {{eng}},
month = {{11}},
publisher = {{BMJ Publishing Group}},
series = {{British Journal of Sports Medicine}},
title = {{Dissemination and implementation of injury prevention interventions : a scoping review for the Female, woman and girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-109904}},
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year = {{2025}},
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