title: Club-based and non-club-based physiotherapists' views on the psychological content of their practice when treating sports injuries.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to explore whether there were any differences in the psychological content of practice between club-contracted and non-club-contracted physiotherapists when treating sports injuries. Eighty-seven certified physiotherapists (non-club contracted N = 42, club contracted N = 45) from the United Kingdom completed a modified version of the Athletic Training and Sport Psychology Questionnaire (ATSPQ). Results revealed significant between-group differences in psychological skills use and the importance of psychological skills knowledge. Non-club-contracted physiotherapists reported a higher use of improving social support and higher-order psychological skills (e.g., reducing depression, stress, and anxiety) and rated knowledge of these psychological skills to be more important whilst club-contracted physiotherapists reported a higher use of short-term goal settings. These findings suggest that non-club-based physiotherapists may approach the treatment of injured athletes in a different way to their club-based counterparts. Results suggest athletes treated outside of the club system may experience a different recovery process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Chester, UK. m.lafferty@chester.uk
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lafferty
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kenyon
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D007325:Institutional Practice; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000523:psychology*; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011331:Private Practice