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Table 6 Athletes’ utilisation of service providers, their perceived effectiveness and referrals, comparisons made using chi-square with contingency tables

From: A survey of elite and pre-elite athletes’ perceptions of key support, lifestyle and performance factors

 

Physiotherapist

Family GP

Masseur

Dietician/nutritionist

Sports psychologist

Sports

Medicine

Doctor

Acupuncturist

Chiropractor

Osteopath

Myotherapist

Naturopath/herbalist

% Utilisation

91

84

83

70

55

50

30

24

21

20

13

% Effectiveness

96

94

96

88

76

77

57

45

50

45

34

Referred by

(top ranking)

State institute

Parent

Self/state institute

State institute

State institute

State institute

Self

Self/parent

Friend

Friend

Friend

% Utilisation by achievement classification

(p value)

IP: 95

n-IP: 89

(0.113)

IP: 88

n-IP: 82

(0.217)

IP: 98

n-IP: 76

(0.001**)

IP: 85

n-IP: 62

(0.004**)

IP: 74

n-IP: 46

(0.002**)

IP: 76

n-IP: 38

(< 0.001**)

IP: 32

n-IP: 29

(0.370)

IP: 25

n-IP: 23

(0.230)

IP: 20

n-IP: 22

(0.411)

IP: 23

n-IP: 18

(0.278)

IP: 15

n-IP: 12

(0.335)

% Utilisation by able-bodied/with a disability

(p value)

AB: 89

AwD: 100

(0.051)

AB: 82

AwD: 95

(0.064)

AB: 83

AwD: 85

(0.421)

AB: 70

AwD: 70

(0.5)

AB: 53

AwD: 67

(0.141)

AB: 49

AwD: 60

(0.175)

AB: 28

AwD: 39

(0.174)

AB: 27

AwD: 5

(0.02*)

AB: 22

AwD: 17

(0.306)

AB: 23

AwD: 6

(0.265)

AB: 16

AwD: 0

(0.037*)

% utilisation by gender

(p value)

Male: 54

Female: 55

(0.861)

Male: 9

Female: 12

(0.611)

Male: 42

Female: 59

(0.047*)

Male: 16

Female: 19

(0.654)

Male: 12

Female: 20

(0.282)

Male: 2

Female: 11

(0.063)

Male: 2

Female: 6

0.334()

Male: 4

Female: 10

(0.243)

Male: 2

Female: 7

(0.207)

Male: 4

Female: 13

(0.097)

Male: 0

Female: 5

(0.136)

  1. *p < .05; **p < .01