Improving menstrual health literacy in sport

Journal of science and medicine in sport, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 26(7), P. 351 - 357

Published: June 23, 2023

Menstrual health represents a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being in relation to woman's menstrual cycle. From literacy perspective, knowledge acquisition expertise are dependent upon the degree which an individual can find, access, understand, critically analyse, apply information. Therefore, be used describe application specific health-related issues. is low among female athletes, their coaches, practitioners, few evidence-informed education or implementation strategies exist improve sport. Moreover, athletes seldom discuss cycles hormonal contraceptive use with despite experiencing symptoms and/or disturbances perceiving cycles/hormonal affect performance. Barriers communication about cycle- contraceptive-related topics include perceived lack concerns how conversations on these issues will interpersonal relationships, formal informal discussion forums. Whilst evidence relating effects cycle phase training performance currently limited, existing studies often lacking methodological rigour, impactful steps still made support athletes. This cornerstone review highlights current provides recommendations for improving

Language: Английский

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Examining the coach–athlete relationship for facilitators and barriers to healthy sport participation for cyclically menstruating athletes: A systematic review

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(4), P. 1785 - 1800

Published: March 28, 2024

Menstrual function is an integral component of the overall health and well-being cyclically menstruating athletes, impacted by affecting their participation in sport athletic training. This review used coach–athlete relationship to examine environment for factors that facilitate or hinder healthy athletes with respect menstrual cycles. Four databases were searched until June 30, 2023, studies explored experiences, perceptions knowledge related cycle among training under a coach coaches athletes. The search produced 2511 studies, which, following screening relevance eligibility, resulted 34 moderate-to-high quality. Thematic synthesis integration qualitative quantitative data from 7558 elite amateur level uncovered 4 main themes pertaining constituted barriers (menstruation taboo, lack awareness, communication stakeholders) facilitators (presence female coaches, positive experiences communicating about cycle, trust) participation. A final theme summarised needs cycle. Greater education, representation females sporting roles, improved collaboration various stakeholders emerged as primary driving culture-shift environment, order abolish taboo against menstruation promote

Language: Английский

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Ethical Risks of Systematic Menstrual Tracking in Sport

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 19, 2024

Language: Английский

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Implementing menstrual cycle tracking: A pilot concept mapping study investigating considerations of coaches, support staff, and female athletes

Journal of science and medicine in sport, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 27(8), P. 557 - 564

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

To identify what coaches, support staff, and athletes believe should be considered when implementing menstrual cycle tracking in sport.

Language: Английский

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Moving from ethnic exclusions to cultural safety: how is athlete ethnicity discussed in research on menstrual health in sports? A scoping review

British Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 58(8), P. 435 - 443

Published: Feb. 26, 2024

Objective This study aims to investigate how athlete ethnicity is discussed in the inclusion and exclusion criteria, methodology, findings, conclusions of research focused on menstrual health sports science medicine. Design A scoping review sports-based conducted athletes related (1) ethnicity, (2) researchers include/exclude participants based (3) discussed. Data sources Electronic search PubMed ProQuest. Eligibility criteria Articles were included if they met following criteria: published before September 2023, peer-reviewed journals, women athletes, (4) English (5) relating health. assessed as good, fair or poor quality using Inclusion Participant Ethnicity Quality Assessment Criteria. Results From 1089 studies available from initial database search, 55 considered ethnicity. Nine either good (22%), (44%) (33%) their consideration 81% articles do not consider when discussed, it rarely meets for cultural safety process. Most did factor into analysis lacked considerations design interventions. Conclusion More careful health-related recognition social influences outcomes indigenous other ethnic minority groups needed. Such required support coaches, medical personnel staff designing culturally safe environments sportswomen diverse backgrounds.

Language: Английский

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Mental Health and the Menstrual Cycle: Practitioner Attitudes, Confidence, and Practice

Women & Therapy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 20

Published: Feb. 12, 2025

Language: Английский

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Perceptions of menstrual cycle tracking among elite rugby players

Journal of Sports Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 10

Published: Sept. 13, 2024

The purpose of the current study was to understand female rugby players' perceptions menstrual cycle (MC) tracking and identify impact MC for players. Interpretive descriptive methodology adopted. Interviews were conducted with 12 elite players (age 25.2 ± 4.3 years), who all naturally menstruating. Data analysed following four stages recommended within Description. Results identified that athletes obtain personal benefits from by; enhancing understanding their symptoms, responding symptoms. Athletes also reported process enhanced relationships improving communication interactions coaches support staff, by facilitating team support. Specifically, using increased opportunities open conversations coaches, staff teammates regarding MC. Overall, findings highlight this group menstruating players, particularly in helping individual nature MC, engage conversations, establish teammates.

Language: Английский

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“Male athletes play well to feel good, and female athletes feel good to play well” : Attitudes, beliefs, and practices pertaining to perceived sex-related differences in communication and interpersonal approach of strength and conditioning coaches in international women’s rugby union

Journal of Sports Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 42(14), P. 1289 - 1298

Published: July 17, 2024

Effective communication and rapport building with athletes are key tenets of coaching. As the majority empirical evidence to date has adopted an androcentric view strength conditioning, a potential knowledge gap exists regarding sex-related differences in physical preparation coaching approaches. Therefore, this study explored attitudes, beliefs practices conditioning coaches (n = 8; M/F, 6/2) elite level (international) women's rugby union using semi-structured interviews (mean ±standard deviation duration 59 ± 15 min). The for female players compared males, specific focus on interpersonal aspects athlete-coach relationship. Reflexive thematic analysis was used generate rich qualitative dataset. resulted identification higher order themes: athlete engagement, approach. consistently perceived important between male factors related engagement Coaches differing athletes. This provides contextual understanding relationships from perspective elite-level coaches.

Language: Английский

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‘I don’t want to be seen as period prone’: An exploration of psychological strategies used across the menstrual cycle

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(6), P. 2366 - 2375

Published: Aug. 16, 2024

Despite increased attention on the menstrual cycle in sport, research has focused largely physiological changes, with relatively little consideration for fluctuations psychological responses and coping strategies used training competition. This study's primary focus was to explore athlete's throughout cycle. Participants ( n = 12) took part a group or interview, facilitated by reflections from diary mapping exercise. Reflexive thematic analysis analyse data, generating three themes: Impact of symptoms, strategies, contextual constraints. had awareness over fluctuations, associated symptoms were considered impact practicalities sport performance. avoidance, acceptance, planning cope symptoms. Coping options influenced constraints, including level competition type sport. The findings showed that some participants lacked health literacy, especially relation fluctuations. Continued efforts raise around its performance well-being are needed, not only athlete but importantly coaching population too. Specifically, sporting culture space which athletes feel they can communicate their could be pivotal moving forwards help develop ‘period pro’ athletes.

Language: Английский

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“No, that is not normal”: Psychosocial lived experiences of Elite Athletes living and performing with Menstrual Dysfunctions

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Aug. 20, 2024

Background With the increasing representation of women in sports, addressing menstrual health issues, specifically dysfunctions (MDs), has gained significance. This study aimed to gain a comprehensive understanding experiences athletes living with MDs and how they manifest their sports performance psychological well-beingMethods Ten female (mean age = 24.5, SD 5.20), active retired, MDs, including endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), primary dysmenorrhea, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), for minimum one year, were engaged semi-structured interviews. Data analyses utilized Braun Clarke's (2019) six-phase guide reflexive thematic analysis, which incorporated three-step coding process (Moghaddam, 2006) an in-depth exploration.Results A two-phase analysis highlighted six key themes: medical impact, socio-cultural social support, suggestions. These themes illuminate physical symptoms led challenges underscore inadequate support received from sporting professionals. In second phase we identified several barriers facilitators as illustrated lived experience MDs. are then synthesised into reccomendations that suggest themselves offer insights can benefit other coaches practitioners providing effective support.Conclusions Study findings highlight athletes' daily (MDs) both out sport, thoughts on affect participation, sense self personal well-being. Future studies adopt more longitudinal approach, delving various individually deeper conduct focus groups personnel, staff improved provisions. We recommend education programme asynchronous format access information CPD holistic pathway athletes.

Language: Английский

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