Abstract
Objective To synthesise evidence related to the dissemination and implementation (D&I) of injury prevention interventions for female, woman and/or girl (female/woman/girl) athletes. Design Scoping review. Data sources MEDLINE, APA PsycInfo, Cochrane Databases for Systematic Review, Cochrane Central Register for Controlled Trials Registry, EMBASE, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, ERIC, ProQuest Dissertation and Theses Global. Eligibility Primary research including ≥25% female/woman/girl athletes of any age or people working with them (eg, coaches), participating in sports competition and/or performance, were eligible. Papers reporting D&I outcomes (eg, coach knowledge, adoption and maintenance) related to an injury prevention intervention and/or a factor (eg, coach beliefs) associated with D&I outcomes were included. Results 220 papers with 419494 participants (96790 athletes (49% female/woman/girl), 277923 coaches (59% working with females/women/girls) and 44781 others) across 81 sports were included. 89% of the papers were from Europe, Oceania and North America. Papers included amateur (n=175), sub-elite (n=10), elite (n=63) and Para sport (n=2) athletes. Interventions were training strategies (n=113), personal protective equipment (PPE, n=41), policy/rules/laws (n=5) or other (n=61, eg, multimodal). There were >650 D&I outcomes; adoption was the most common, followed by athlete and coach perceptions and attitudes about injury prevention. Key facilitators of D&I were previous injury experience, higher competition levels and positive perceptions and attitudes. Conclusion Most studies on D&I of injury prevention interventions for female/woman/girl athletes were descriptive and related to athletes and coaches. Engaging people across the socio-ecological system (eg, parents, health professionals and administrators) and prioritising under-represented regions, populations and D&I-focused trials may enhance D&I outcomes and ultimately reduce injury risk in female/woman/girl athletes.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | British Journal of Sports Medicine |
| Early online date | 4 Nov 2025 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 4 Nov 2025 |
Data Availability Statement
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Acknowledgements
We thank James Fern (University of Bath) for his assistancein developing Figure 4 and Jackie Whittaker and Linda Truong for their assistance
with the Mixed Methods Assessment Tool training guide. WA acknowledges that this
work is the author’s own and not that of the United States Olympic & Paralympic
Committee, or any of its members or affiliates
Funding
A grant from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) partially covered the administrative and operational costs associated with all the FAIR consensus reviews.
Keywords
- Athletic Injuries
- Female
- Implementation
- Sporting injuries
- Women in sport
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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