Athlete health protection: Why qualitative research matters
2020
Qualitative research is increasingly recognised as relevant and useful to uncovering and understanding
new and differentiated insights that move both research and practice forward. The field of athlete health
protection – that is, injury and illness prevention and management – is reliant on high-quality knowledge
of athlete and other key stakeholders’ perspectives, understanding of the complex relations within the
athlete health protection system, the socio-ecological context in which athletes are provided with
prevention and care, and how best to influence those involved in athlete health protection for better and
more effective outcomes. Yet, deep interrogation of these aspects is often overlooked in favour of
quantitatively-driven research questions. As athlete health protection research and practice matures, we
argue that there is a need for research that complements traditional approaches, connects researchers
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from different disciplines - but which also distinctly holds space for the unique insights that qualitative
approaches can add. The purpose of this editorial is to highlight the importance, value, and relevance of
qualitative research to the field of athlete health protection – in other words, why qualitative research
matters.
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