title: Electronic data capture on athletes' pre-participation health and in-competition injury and illness at major sports championships: An extended usability study in Athletics.
abstract: This study set out to identify factors critical for the usability of electronic data collection in association with championships in individual sports. A qualitative analysis of electronic data collection system usability for collection of data on pre-participation health from athletes and in-competition injury and illness from team physicians was performed during the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships. A total of 15 athletes and team physicians participated. Athletes were found to experience few problems interacting with the electronic data collection system, but reported concerns about having to reflect on injury and illness before competitions and the medical terminology used. Team physicians encountered problems when first navigating through the module for clinical reporting, but they were not subjected to motivational problems. We conclude that athletes' motivation to self-report health data and the design of the human-computer interface for team physicians are key issues for the usability of electronic data collection systems in association with championships in individual sports.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Karlsson
authors: Linköping University, Sweden.
authors: Toomas
authors: T
authors: Timpka
authors: Linköping University, Sweden; Swedish Athletics Association, Sweden.
authors: Jenny
authors: J
authors: Jacobsson
authors: Aspetar, Qatar.
authors: Juan-Manuel
authors: JM
authors: Alonso
authors: Swedish Athletics Association, Sweden.
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Kowalski
authors: Linköping University, Sweden; Swedish Athletics Association, Sweden.
authors: Sverker
authors: S
authors: Nilsson
authors: French Athletics Federation (FFA), France; University Hospital of Toulouse, France; European Athletics Association (EAA), Switzerland.
authors: Frédéric
authors: F
authors: Depiesse
authors: International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Monaco; European Athletics Association (EAA), Switzerland.
authors: Pedro
authors: P
authors: Branco
authors: French Athletics Federation (FFA), France; University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, France; University of Lyon, France.
authors: Pascal
authors: P
authors: Edouard
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000639:trends; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013177:Sports; D014584:User-Computer Interface
keywords: electronic data capture; human–computer interaction; qualitative research methods; sports epidemiology; usability