Key result
High school athletic trainer access is linked to student population and average household income.
Why the study?
Athletic trainers can improve health outcomes in adolescent athletes, but many Michigan high schools do not provide athletic trainer access to their student-athletes.
What factors are associated with the presence or absence of athletic trainer access in Michigan high schools?
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What factors are associated with the presence or absence of athletic trainer access in Michigan high schools?
Access to athletic trainers in Michigan high schools is inequitably distributed, with disparities linked to school size and local household income.
May guide resource allocation to smaller, lower-income Michigan schools; leaves open causal links and intervention efficacy.
Disparities in access to health care services may lead to poor health outcomes. Health care encounters in the adolescent age group are often due to sport participation. The presence of an athletic trainer in high schools can improve health outcomes in adolescent athletes, but not all student-athletes have access to an athletic trainer. In the state of Michigan, many high schools do not provide athletic trainer access to their student athletes. Our aim was to determine factors associated with the presence or absence of athletic trainer access in Michigan high schools. Disparities are associated with student body population, student-athlete population, and average household income in the zip code in which the school is located.
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Moeller et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Sports medicine health care access. Athletic trainer access vs. No athletic trainer access was evaluated on Factors associated with the presence or absence of athletic trainer access. Disparities in athletic trainer access in Michigan high schools are associated with student body population, student-athlete population, and average household income.
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