Physiotherapy following a sport injury: stability of psychological variables

Horvath, Stephan; Birrer, Daniel; Meyer, Stephan; Moesch, Karin; Seiler, Roland (2007). Physiotherapy following a sport injury: stability of psychological variables International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 5(4), pp. 370-386. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/1612197X.2007.9671842

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The present exploratory investigation in the interface between sports psychology and physiotherapy offers an indication of the stability of psychological variables in the course of rehabilitation. Variables were selected and repeatedly measured, following the model of Wiese?Bjornstal et al. (1998). In all cases, the timing of the measurements was determined on the basis of criteria related to the ability of dealing with stress. With distribution?free tests, it was analyzed whether the rank, mean ranking values, or the rank orders change within the group of 15 patients. A high stability was observed for adherence, intention to exercise, and fatalistic locus of control. The continuous decrease of anxiety was conspicuous and an abrupt drop in the social support was also perceived. The information given about satisfaction and the internal locus of control frequently varies over the course of rehabilitation. For research purposes, on the basis of these results a consideration of the stability of the variables is recommended in order to enhance the general validity and comparability of the results. The psychotherapist is advised to positively influence the formation of opinion in relation to his own locus of control as well as the anxiety of the patient in an early stage of rehabilitation.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	Swiss Federal Institute of Sports Magglingen SFISM > EHSM - Leistungssport > Sportphysiotherapie und Sportmassage Swiss Federal Institute of Sports Magglingen SFISM > EHSM - Leistungssport > Sportpsychologie
Name:	Horvath, Stephan; Birrer, Daniel; Meyer, Stephan; Moesch, Karin and Seiler, Roland
ISSN:	1612-197X (Print) 1557-251X (Online)
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Language:	English
Submitter:	Service Account
Date Deposited:	03 Mar 2021 11:42
Last Modified:	09 Oct 2021 02:17
Publisher DOI:	10.1080/1612197X.2007.9671842
Related URLs:	Publication
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Sport injury Rehabilitation Repeated measurement Locus of control Anxiety Adherence Social support Intention
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.10992
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/10992