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Insurance claims data: a possible solution for a national sports injury surveillance system? An evaluation of data information against ASIDD and consensus statements on sports injury surveillance.
Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Åstrand Laboratory of Work Physiology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6483-1394
Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, Department of Sport and Health Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4578-1122
2014 (English)In: BMJ Open, E-ISSN 2044-6055, Vol. 4, no 6, p. e005056-Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

BACKGROUND: Before preventive actions can be suggested for sports injuries at the national level, a solid surveillance system is required in order to study their epidemiology, risk factors and mechanisms. There are guidelines for sports injury data collection and classifications in the literature for that purpose. In Sweden, 90% of all athletes (57/70 sports federations) are insured with the same insurance company and data from their database could be a foundation for studies on acute sports injuries at the national level.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of sports injury insurance claims data in sports injury surveillance at the national level.

METHOD: A database with 27 947 injuries was exported to an Excel file. Access to the corresponding text files was also obtained. Data were reviewed on available information, missing information and dropouts. Comparison with ASIDD (Australian Sports Injury Data Dictionary) and existing consensus statements in the literature (football (soccer), rugby union, tennis, cricket and thoroughbred horse racing) was performed in a structured manner.

RESULT: Comparison with ASIDD showed that 93% of the suggested data items were present in the database to at least some extent. Compliance with the consensus statements was generally high (13/18). Almost all claims (83%) contained text information concerning the injury.

CONCLUSIONS: Relatively high-quality sports injury data can be obtained from a specific insurance company at the national level in Sweden. The database has the potential to be a solid base for research on acute sports injuries in different sports at the national level.

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2014. Vol. 4, no 6, p. e005056-
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Sport and Fitness Sciences
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Medicine/Technology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-3437DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005056PubMedID: 24928588OAI: oai:DiVA.org:gih-3437DiVA, id: diva2:747799
Available from: 2014-09-17 Created: 2014-09-17 Last updated: 2023-08-28
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1. Acute sports injuries in Sweden and their possible prevention: an epidemiological study using insurance data
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Acute sports injuries in Sweden and their possible prevention: an epidemiological study using insurance data
2017 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Physical activity is an essential component of a healthy life, e.g. to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease and premature death, of which sports can be an important part. Unfortunately, sports activities increase the risk of both overuse and acute injuries. Severe acute injuries may also lead to a permanent medical impairment (PMI), which may influence the ability to be physically active throughout life. However, sports injuries may be prevented, but a profound understanding of the injuries and how to prevent them is needed.

This doctoral thesis examine acute sports injuries reported by licensed athletes of all ages and level of sports nationwide in Sweden, by using national insurance data. Approximately 80% of all the Sports Federations (SF) had their mandatory accident insurance in the insurance company Folksam, and since there is no national sports injury surveillance system in Sweden, this is a unique database, able to be used in epidemiological studies on acute injuries occurring in organized sports in Sweden. The main aim of this thesis was to identify high-risk sports for acute injuries, the most common and the most severe injuries, especially in large sports with numerous licensed athletes, many injuries and injuries resulting in PMI. Based on the results, there will be recommendations regarding sports and body locations where injury prevention efforts should be focused to gain the greatest prevention effect at a national level in Sweden. Another aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of a neuromuscular knee control training program (KCP) that has been implemented nationwide to reduce knee and cruciate ligament injuries, among football players in Sweden.

After evaluating the validity and reliability of the information within the database based on international guidelines, acute injury data were examined and the results presented in four papers. These results showed that there is a need of injury prevention especially in motorcycle sports, team ball sports, and ice hockey. Particularly, knee injuries need to be prevented since they were both the most common injuries and leading to PMI. The severe head- and upper limb injuries also need attention. Sixty-nine percent of the PMI injured athletes, were younger than 25 years. The injury prevention training program, KCP can be considered partially implemented nationwide, since 21 out of 24 district SFs provided KCP educations. The incidence of knee and cruciate ligament injuries has decreased among football players in Sweden. A concerning aspect is that there is no national official policy regarding sports injury and injury prevention in Sweden, nor an official authority that has the explicit responsibility for these issues.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH, 2017. p. 87
Series
Avhandlingsserie för Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan ; 12
Keywords
permanent medical impairment, severe injuries, knee injury, dental, eye injury, football, handball, ice hockey, floorball, basketball, motorcycle, automobile sports, incidence of acute injury, invaliditet, allvarliga skador, idrottsskada, försäkringsdata, knäskada, prevention, fotboll, innebandy, handboll, ishockey, basket, motorcykel, bilsport, tandskada, ögonskada
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Sport and Fitness Sciences
Research subject
Medicine/Technology
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urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-5128 (URN)978-91-983151-3-4 (ISBN)
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2018-01-12, Sal 1505, Lidingövägen 1, 114 33 Stockholm, 10:30 (Swedish)
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