TY - JOUR
T1 - Does prevention pay off? Economic aspects of sports injury prevention
T2 - a systematic review
AU - Lutter, Christoph
AU - Jacquet, Christophe
AU - Verhagen, Evert
AU - Seil, Romain
AU - Tischer, Thomas
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PY - 2022/4/1
Y1 - 2022/4/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To identify, summarise and critically assess economic evaluation studies on sports injury prevention strategies. DESIGN: Systematic review. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, SportDiscuss. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES: The current literature was searched following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Economic analyses published since 2010 were checked for inclusion. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the Oxford Level of Evidence for economic and decision analysis; underlying randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were rated according to the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) Scale, and risk of bias was assessed using the Revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool. RESULTS: Ten studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The quality assessment revealed limited data quality. For trial-based analysis, underlying RCTs were of good quality and had a low risk of bias. Prevention concepts for general injury reduction showed effectiveness and cost savings. Regarding specific injury types, the analysis of the studies showed that the best data are available for ankle, hamstring and anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Measures using specific training interventions were the predominant form of prevention concepts; studies investigating these concepts showed cost-effectiveness with total cost savings between €24.82 and €462 per athlete. CONCLUSION: Injury prevention strategies that were studied are cost-effective. However, estimates and outcomes vary throughout the included studies, and precluded pooling of existing data. Knowledge about the cost-effectiveness of evaluated prevention measures will help improve the acceptance and application of prevention initiatives.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To identify, summarise and critically assess economic evaluation studies on sports injury prevention strategies. DESIGN: Systematic review. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, SportDiscuss. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES: The current literature was searched following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Economic analyses published since 2010 were checked for inclusion. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the Oxford Level of Evidence for economic and decision analysis; underlying randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were rated according to the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) Scale, and risk of bias was assessed using the Revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool. RESULTS: Ten studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The quality assessment revealed limited data quality. For trial-based analysis, underlying RCTs were of good quality and had a low risk of bias. Prevention concepts for general injury reduction showed effectiveness and cost savings. Regarding specific injury types, the analysis of the studies showed that the best data are available for ankle, hamstring and anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Measures using specific training interventions were the predominant form of prevention concepts; studies investigating these concepts showed cost-effectiveness with total cost savings between €24.82 and €462 per athlete. CONCLUSION: Injury prevention strategies that were studied are cost-effective. However, estimates and outcomes vary throughout the included studies, and precluded pooling of existing data. Knowledge about the cost-effectiveness of evaluated prevention measures will help improve the acceptance and application of prevention initiatives.
KW - anterior cruciate ligament
KW - economics
KW - football
KW - injury prevention
KW - olympics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85128160609&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34598936
U2 - 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104241
DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104241
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34598936
SN - 0306-3674
VL - 56
SP - 470
EP - 476
JO - British Journal of Sports Medicine
JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine
IS - 8
ER -