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Volume 7, Issue 5 (Suppl) J Community Med Health Educ
ISSN: 2161-0711 JCMHE, an open access journal Public Health Congress 2017
November 13-14, 2017
November 13-14, 2017 Osaka, Japan
3rd World Congress on
Public Health, Nutrition & Epidemiology
Investigation of the changes in kinesiophobia during the period of return to sport after sport related
injuries in physically contact and non-contact sports
Celil Kacoglu1, Erdem Atalay 2 and Begumhan Turhan3
1Anadolu University, Turkey
2Yunus Emre State Hospital, Turkey
3Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey
Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare some factors affecting kinesiophobia in the process of return to sport after
sport related injuries by determining sports injury evaluations of male athletes who are diagnosed as sport related injuries in
physically contact and noncontact sports also determining kinesiophobia levels.
Materials & Methods: 130 male athletes (age 24.0±6.0 year) from 14 different sports, at least 6-months after the injuries were
included in the study. Participants were assessed with Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale.
Results: The mean kinesiophobia scores of athletes in physical contact sports were 36.40±7.41 and non-contact sports were
36.75±7.72. There were no differences between total kinesiophobia scores of both groups (p=0.795). Significant differences
were found when the kinesiophobia scores were compared for the duration of return to physical activity (p=0.019).
Kinesiophobia scores in athletes those cannot return to physical activities for 2-years or longer were significantly different
(p<0.05). Kinesiophobia scores of the athletes who injured more than 2-years before were significantly higher than the athletes
who injured 6-12 months and 1-2 years before the (p=0.031).
Conclusion: Kinesiophobia is increased in individuals with longer duration of return to sport. There was no relationship
between kinesiophobia and sports by contact.
J Community Med Health Educ 2017, 7:5 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C1-031