Ignite Creation Date:
2024-05-06 @ 8:20 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:26 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06349928
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-04-05
First Post:
2024-03-31
Brief Title:
The Show Must go on The Experience of Injuries Among Dancers Fears Thoughts and Beliefs A Qualitative Study
Sponsor:
University of Siena
Organization:
University of Siena
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Show Must go on The Experience of Injuries Among Dancers Fears Thoughts and Beliefs A Qualitative Study
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-03
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This qualitative cross-sectional study aims at describing the experience of Italian dancers with injury
Dancers face a high risk of sustaining one or more injuries during their career 87-94 which may lead to physical psychological and socioeconomic consequences affecting dancers lives and careers both short and long-term
Dancers report fearing injury and its consequences and believing in the existence of a stigma around injury and injured colleagues many of them also try to self-manage pain and delay reporting injuries to healthcare professionals possibly making its outcomes worse
This study will collect data from dancers via focus groups and individual interviews investigating dancers experiences thoughts and beliefs about injury Records from the interviews will be transcribed ad verbatim and analyzed using the framework method to synthetize the data and highlight the most meaningful content
Understanding dancers thoughts and behaviors regarding past or possible future injuries may be beneficial in improving treatment efficacy and designing adequate education and prevention strategies It may also help raise awareness of dancers complex and unique needs and the importance of having accessible specialized professionals around dance companies and schools
Dancers face a high risk of sustaining one or more injuries during their career 87-94 which may lead to physical psychological and socioeconomic consequences affecting dancers lives and careers both short and long-term
Dancers report fearing injury and its consequences and believing in the existence of a stigma around injury and injured colleagues many of them also try to self-manage pain and delay reporting injuries to healthcare professionals possibly making its outcomes worse
This study will collect data from dancers via focus groups and individual interviews investigating dancers experiences thoughts and beliefs about injury Records from the interviews will be transcribed ad verbatim and analyzed using the framework method to synthetize the data and highlight the most meaningful content
Understanding dancers thoughts and behaviors regarding past or possible future injuries may be beneficial in improving treatment efficacy and designing adequate education and prevention strategies It may also help raise awareness of dancers complex and unique needs and the importance of having accessible specialized professionals around dance companies and schools
Detailed Description:
The dance world is a complex setting characterized by high injury risk high competitivity high prevalence of risk-taking behaviors low socio-economic support and a cultural exaltation of sacrifice and pushing through pain and injury to go dancing With the rapid development of dance medicine and science in the last few decades it has been highlithed that dancers face a high risk of sustaining one or more injuries during their career which often come with harsh physical psychological and economic consequences
Recent studies show that a great number of dancers are afraid of injury and believe in the existence of a stigma surrounding injury and injured colleagues those who stop dancing report feelings of isolation insecurity and low confidence in full recovery
In addition to this dancers often delay seeking medical attention and treatment when they suspect an injury and try to keep dancing through pain ignoring symptoms modifying their activity andor using painkillers or relay on non-medical specialist possibly worsening the outcomes of said injury
There seems to be a negative halo surrounding injury and also a mismatch between the high medical needs of the dance population and their healthcare-seeking behaviors
Research shows trends are slowly getting better in context where dance medicine is well developed and easily available to dancers especially in larger dance companies but there is still much to be done
This research aims to describe the experience of dancers with injury to understand the reasons behind their thoughts and behaviors Untangling the complex dancer-injury-context relationship will help in in improving care delivery efficacy and designing adequate and specific education and prevention strategies
Collecting data from questionaires and semi-structured interviews this study will investigate
What is perceived as injury by dancers and what will mean for them to sustain an injury
How dancers cope with pain and behave when suspecting an injury
What dancers think of a colleague who has to stop dancing because of an injury and what role their specific context teachers choreographers caregivers play in this
What dancers think will help in reducing injury risk and bargain if they believe it possible
The functional status of dancers taking part in the interview past or present history of injury Dance Functional Outcome Score DFOS This research will employ qualitative methods to collect and analyze data allowing in-depht exploration of dancers opinions and experiences
Volounteer participants will be recruited from dance schools and companies in different locations around Italy
Focus group interviews will be arranged within small groups of dancers 4-8 at a time accommodating participants in individual interviews if logistical or personal challenges arise Anagraphic data and the DFOS will be collected by questionnaires prior to the interviews
The interviews will be sistematically recorded and transcribed ad verbatim to undergo the process of qualitative analysis using the framework method allowing to extract the most recurrent themes and highlight meaningful insights
Results from this research may help in improving care delivery efficacy and designing adequate and specific education and prevention strategies promoting dancers physical and psychological well-being
Recent studies show that a great number of dancers are afraid of injury and believe in the existence of a stigma surrounding injury and injured colleagues those who stop dancing report feelings of isolation insecurity and low confidence in full recovery
In addition to this dancers often delay seeking medical attention and treatment when they suspect an injury and try to keep dancing through pain ignoring symptoms modifying their activity andor using painkillers or relay on non-medical specialist possibly worsening the outcomes of said injury
There seems to be a negative halo surrounding injury and also a mismatch between the high medical needs of the dance population and their healthcare-seeking behaviors
Research shows trends are slowly getting better in context where dance medicine is well developed and easily available to dancers especially in larger dance companies but there is still much to be done
This research aims to describe the experience of dancers with injury to understand the reasons behind their thoughts and behaviors Untangling the complex dancer-injury-context relationship will help in in improving care delivery efficacy and designing adequate and specific education and prevention strategies
Collecting data from questionaires and semi-structured interviews this study will investigate
What is perceived as injury by dancers and what will mean for them to sustain an injury
How dancers cope with pain and behave when suspecting an injury
What dancers think of a colleague who has to stop dancing because of an injury and what role their specific context teachers choreographers caregivers play in this
What dancers think will help in reducing injury risk and bargain if they believe it possible
The functional status of dancers taking part in the interview past or present history of injury Dance Functional Outcome Score DFOS This research will employ qualitative methods to collect and analyze data allowing in-depht exploration of dancers opinions and experiences
Volounteer participants will be recruited from dance schools and companies in different locations around Italy
Focus group interviews will be arranged within small groups of dancers 4-8 at a time accommodating participants in individual interviews if logistical or personal challenges arise Anagraphic data and the DFOS will be collected by questionnaires prior to the interviews
The interviews will be sistematically recorded and transcribed ad verbatim to undergo the process of qualitative analysis using the framework method allowing to extract the most recurrent themes and highlight meaningful insights
Results from this research may help in improving care delivery efficacy and designing adequate and specific education and prevention strategies promoting dancers physical and psychological well-being
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None