Die doeltreffende kommunikasie van beserings aan sportlui deur medici

[摘要] English: There is general concern about an increase in the incidence of sports injuries asparticipation in sport becomes more popular at all levels. A holistic approach to therehabilitation of sports injuries can enable sportsmen and women to recover from injurymore rapidly.The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the way in whichmedical professionals communicate details about sports injuries to sportsmen and women,and the attitudes of these sportsmen and women towards the subsequent treatment plan.The research group consisted of 20 injured sportsmen and women that had beenparticipating in sport at provincial level at least. The 20 interviews were individuallyassessed by two judges in order to determine whether, in the opinion of the sportsman orwoman concerned, the details of his/her injury were communicated to him/her in an effectivemanner. The injured sportsman's or sportswoman's attitude towards the treatment plan wasdetermined in a similar way.Only 15% of the injured sportsmen and women were of the opinion that the doctor displayedempathy when communicating the details of their injuries to them. In contrast, 75%indicated that the medical professional did in fact communicate with them in astraightforward, clear and meaningful way. With regard to attitude, the majority ofsportsmen and women (55%) experienced the treatment plan positively, while 45%experienced the treatment plan negatively. No significant relationship was found between the way in which details of injuries arecommunicated to sportsmen and women, and their attitude towards the subsequenttreatment plan. A recommendation is made for the further investigation of the importance ofnon-verbal communication between medical professionals and sportsmen and -women.

[发布机构] University of the Free State