Sains Malaysiana 45(10)(2016): 1531–1536
Patterns of Injuries
and Illness Among Malaysian Athletes during the XVII Asian
Games 2014
(Pola
Kecederaan dan
Masalah Kesihatan dalam Kalangan Atlet Malaysia di Kejohanan Sukan Asia 2014)
MOHAMAD SHARIFF
A
HAMID1*, ARSHAD PUJI2,
ZAIDI
SALLEH2,3, ZAKIY JAMALULLAIL2
& KAMARUL HASHIMY HUSSEIN2
1Unit of Sports
Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala
Lumpur
Malaysia
2Sports Medicine
Unit, National Sports Institute of Malaysia, National Sports Complex
Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3Orthopaedic Department,
Hospital Serdang, Jalan
Puchong, 43000 Kajang,
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
Received: 16 November
2015/Accepted: 19 February 2016
ABSTRACT
Although more Malaysians are
taking part in International Multisport Games, these athletes
well-being at such events have not been fully explored. The purpose
of this study was to examine the pattern of injury and illness
among Malaysian athletes during the XVII
Asian Games 2014. Clinical and
socio-demographic information of athletes diagnosed with injury
or illness during the centralised training
camp and at the Games were recorded in a standardised
report form. Throughout the study period, 83 injuries and 64 illnesses
were recorded from 276 athletes. Muscle strains and tears were
the most common injury followed by ligamentous injury and soft
tissues contusion. The number of injuries was highest among badminton
players followed by hockey and rugby. Significantly higher incidence
of injuries was observed among men than women hockey players.
Athletes in individual events had higher proportion of more severe
injury than those in team events. Respiratory tract infection
was the most frequent illness diagnosed among athletes. Most injuries
and illnesses diagnosed among athletes were minor and did not
result in time away from participation. The incidence of injuries
and illnesses among Malaysian athletes at the XVII Asian
Games were comparable with those reported by previous authors.
Injury and illness rate were influenced by gender and sports.
Fortunately, majority of injuries and illnesses were minor and
did not prevent athletes from participation.
Keywords: Epidemiology; multi-sports
games; sports injuries
ABSTRAK
Walaupun ramai atlet
Malaysia telah menyertai
pelbagai kejohanan sukan pada peringkat
antarabangsa, tahap
kesihatan mereka dalam kejohanan masih belum diterokai. Tujuan penyelidikan ini dijalankan adalah untuk mengkaji pola kecederaan dan masalah kesihatan
dalam kalangan
atlet Malaysia pada Kejohanan
Sukan Asia ke-XVII
2014. Maklumat klinikal serta
sosio-demografik atlet
yang mengalami kecederaan
atau masalah kesihatan
ketika di kem
latihan dan pada kejohanan sukan direkodkan di dalam borang laporan kecederaan/masalah kesihatan. Sepanjang penyelidikan ini
dijalankan sejumlah
83 kecederaan dan 64 masalah kesihatan telah direkodkan dalam kalangan 276 atlet Malaysia. Kecederaan otot
adalah kecederaan
yang paling kerap dilaporkan
diikuti kecederaan ligamen dan kontusi
tisu lembut.
Jumlah kecederaan tertinggi dilaporkan dalam kalangan atlet badminton diikuti dengan pemain hoki dan
ragbi. Kecederaaan juga dilaporkan secara
signifikannya lebih
tinggi dalam kalangan
pemain hoki
lelaki berbanding wanita. Kadar kecederaan
yang teruk lebih
tinggi dalam kalangan
atlet acara inividu
daripada atlet berpasukan. Sementara itu jangkitan
salur pernafasan merupakan masalah kesihatan yang paling kerap didiagnosis dalam kalangan atlet. Majoriti kecederaan dan masalah kesihatan dialami atlet merupakan
masalah ringan
yang tidak mengecualikan atlet daripada bertanding mahupun berlatih. Insiden kecederaan dan
masalah kesihatan
dalam kalangan atlet Malaysia di kejohanan Sukan Asia ke-XVII sebanding dengan insiden yang dilaporkan oleh penyelidik terdahulu. Kadar kecederaan dan masalah kesihatan dipengaruhi oleh jantina serta jenis
sukan. Majoriti kecederaan dan
masalah kesihatan
dialami adalah masalah ringan dan tidak mengecualikan
atlet daripada
penyertaan.
Kata kunci: Epidemiologi;
kecederaan sukan;
kejohanan pelbagai sukan
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*Corresponding author; email: ayip@um.edu.my