A Study on the Improvement Guide for Sports injury Management System: An Analysis of Survey on the Management, Satisfaction of Facilities and Job Satisfaction of Athletic Trainers

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate athletes’ satisfaction of sports injury management system and athletic trainers’ job satisfaction.METHODS: Total of 183 athletes and 30 athletic trainers responded to the survey. The surveys consisted 25 questions for health care satisfaction from athletes. From factor analysis, there were four subfactors 1) Satisfaction with trainer quality, 2) Activity on the role of the trainer, 3) Satisfaction with injury management system service, 4) The necessity of an athletic trainer) from 25 questions. The survey for athletic trainers consisted to 19 questions and there were five subfactors 1) Relationship and communication, 2) Treatment as an athletic trainer 3) Expectation for working environment change, 4) Proud for the job, 5) Anxiety and inequality in the work environment). One-way analysis of variance was utilized to compare the differences among subfactors in each category. Independent t-test was used to compare the satisfaction with or without athletic trainers.RESULTS: 1) Athletes’ satisfaction: there was a significant difference between the satisfaction with or without athletic trainers in subfactor 2 and 3 (p<.01). The satisfaction of injury management system exhibited that subfactor 2 and 3 showed a significance difference by age (p<.05) and subfactor 1, 2, and 3 (p<.01) showed a significant difference by event participations of athletic trainers. 2) Athletic trainers’ satisfaction: There was a significant difference on subfactor 3 (p<.05) between age 20-26 years old. In addition, there was a significant difference on sub factor 3 (p<.05) by type of sports and on subfactor 2 (p<.05) by career span.CONCLUSIONS: A systematic athletic training education program and the vocational welfare environment of athletic trainer will be necessary for providing a better health care services to athletes.