Abstract
Objectives
Ladies Gaelic football is a popular women's sport in Ireland and internationally.
An injury fund is available to Ladies Gaelic football players for claims to cover
excess medical bills/lost wages, facilitating a longitudinal analysis of claim data
over time. This study aimed to report Ladies Gaelic football injury claim numbers,
rates, and associated costs, and consider claim trends over time.
Design
Descriptive epidemiology study.
Methods
All approved injury claims from Ladies Gaelic football players between 2012 and 2020
were analysed. The frequency of injury claims, cost of the injury fund, and specific
treatment expenses were calculated for the overall sample, and for adults and youths.
Claim rates per 1000 players, per 1000 adults and per 1000 youths were calculated
and Poisson regression was used to examine trends over time.
Results
A total of €6,200,557.68 was allocated to 9348 claims, averaging €663.30 ± 1387.15
per claim. There were 12.98 (95 % confidence interval 12.72–13.25) claims per 1000
players and 1.15 (95 % confidence interval 1.12–1.17) per club. No significant injury
trends over time were observed whilst the average inflation-adjusted claim cost increased
by 71.9 %. Lower extremity injuries accounted for most claims (63.8 %) and most costs
(83.4 %). The knee, ankle and hamstring were most frequently injured and knee injuries
accounted for 70 % of injury costs.
Conclusions
Claim rates remained prevalent between 2012 and 2020 though average claim costs increased
substantially during this time. Investment towards injury prevention strategies targeting
lower extremity injuries, particularly knee injuries, is strongly supported by these
data.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: October 15, 2022
Accepted:
October 13,
2022
Received in revised form:
October 4,
2022
Received:
December 19,
2021
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