TY - JOUR
T1 - The NLstart2run study
T2 - Economic burden of running-related injuries in novice runners participating in a novice running program
AU - Hespanhol Junior, Luiz C.
AU - Huisstede, Bionka M A
AU - Smits, Dirk Wouter
AU - Kluitenberg, Bas
AU - van der Worp, Henk
AU - van Middelkoop, Marienke
AU - Hartgens, Fred
AU - Verhagen, Evert
PY - 2016/10
Y1 - 2016/10
N2 - ObjectivesTo investigate the economic burden of running-related injuries (RRI) occurred during the 6-week ‘Start-to-Run’ program of the Dutch Athletics Federation in 2013.DesignProspective cohort study.MethodsThis was a monetary cost analysis using the data prospectively gathered alongside the RRI registration in the NLstart2run study. RRI data were collected weekly. Cost diaries were applied two and six weeks after the RRI registration to collect data regarding healthcare utilisation (direct costs) and absenteeism from paid and unpaid work (indirect costs). RRI was defined as running-related pain that hampered running ability for three consecutive training sessions.ResultsFrom the 1696 participants included in the analysis, 185 reported a total of 272 RRIs. A total of 26.1% of the cost data (71 RRIs reported by 50 participants) were missing. Therefore, a multiple imputation procedure was performed. The economic burden (direct plus indirect costs) of RRIs was estimated at €83.22 (95% CI €50.42–€116.02) per RRI, and €13.35 (95% CI €7.07–€19.63) per participant. The direct cost per RRI was €56.93 (95% CI €42.05–€71.81) and the indirect cost per RRI was €26.29 (95% CI €0.00–€54.79). The indirect cost was higher for sudden onset RRIs than for gradual onset RRIs, with a mean difference of €33.92 (95% CI €17.96–€49.87).ConclusionsDirect costs of RRIs were 2-fold higher than the indirect costs, and sudden onset RRIs presented higher costs than gradual onset RRIs. The results of this study are important to provide information to public health agencies and policymakers about the economic burden of RRIs in novice runners.
AB - ObjectivesTo investigate the economic burden of running-related injuries (RRI) occurred during the 6-week ‘Start-to-Run’ program of the Dutch Athletics Federation in 2013.DesignProspective cohort study.MethodsThis was a monetary cost analysis using the data prospectively gathered alongside the RRI registration in the NLstart2run study. RRI data were collected weekly. Cost diaries were applied two and six weeks after the RRI registration to collect data regarding healthcare utilisation (direct costs) and absenteeism from paid and unpaid work (indirect costs). RRI was defined as running-related pain that hampered running ability for three consecutive training sessions.ResultsFrom the 1696 participants included in the analysis, 185 reported a total of 272 RRIs. A total of 26.1% of the cost data (71 RRIs reported by 50 participants) were missing. Therefore, a multiple imputation procedure was performed. The economic burden (direct plus indirect costs) of RRIs was estimated at €83.22 (95% CI €50.42–€116.02) per RRI, and €13.35 (95% CI €7.07–€19.63) per participant. The direct cost per RRI was €56.93 (95% CI €42.05–€71.81) and the indirect cost per RRI was €26.29 (95% CI €0.00–€54.79). The indirect cost was higher for sudden onset RRIs than for gradual onset RRIs, with a mean difference of €33.92 (95% CI €17.96–€49.87).ConclusionsDirect costs of RRIs were 2-fold higher than the indirect costs, and sudden onset RRIs presented higher costs than gradual onset RRIs. The results of this study are important to provide information to public health agencies and policymakers about the economic burden of RRIs in novice runners.
KW - Sports injury
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Cohort studies
KW - Epidemiological monitoring
KW - Costs and cost analysisa
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jsams.2015.12.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jsams.2015.12.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 26726004
AN - SCOPUS:84964686877
SN - 1440-2440
VL - 19
SP - 800
EP - 804
JO - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
JF - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
IS - 10
ER -