RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Incidence rate and burden of illness at the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 1099
OP 1104
DO 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100096
VO 53
IS 17
A1 Derman, Wayne
A1 Runciman, Phoebe
A1 Jordaan, Esme
A1 Schwellnus, Martin
A1 Blauwet, Cheri
A1 Webborn, Nick
A1 Lexell, Jan
A1 van de Vliet, Peter
A1 Kissick, James
A1 Stomphorst, Jaap
A1 Lee, Young-Hee
A1 Kim, Keun-Suh
YR 2019
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/17/1099.abstract
AB Objective To describe the incidence rate (IR) and illness burden (IB) at the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.Methods A total of 567 athletes from 49 countries were monitored for 12 days over the Pyeongchang 2018 Games (6804 athlete days). Illness data were obtained daily from teams with (41 teams, 557 athletes) and teams without (8 teams, 10 athletes) their own medical support, through electronic data capturing systems.Results There were 87 illnesses reported, with an illness IR of 12.8 illnesses per 1000 athlete days (95% CI 10.2 to 16.0) and IB of 6.8 days lost per 1000 athlete days (95% CI 3.4 to 13.5). The highest IR was reported for Para snowboard (IR of 19.7 [95% CI 12.0 to 32.2]). Illnesses in the respiratory system (IR of 4.1 [95% CI 2.9 to 5.9]; IB of 1.4 [95% CI 0.6 to 3.0]), skin and subcutaneous system (IR of 2.5 [95% CI 1.5 to 4.1]; IB of 0.6 [95% CI 0.1 to 2.9]), and eye and ocular adnexa (IR of 1.6 [95% CI 0.9 to 3.1]; IB of 0.5 [95% CI 0.1 to 3.3]) were the most common.Conclusion This is the first study to report both the IR and IB in this setting. There was a high IR of illness in the new sport of Para snowboard. The respiratory system had both the highest IR and IB.