PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ian Shrier
AU  - Madeleine Hallé
TI  - Psychological predictors of injuries in circus artists: an exploratory study
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.2009.067751
DP  - 2011 Apr 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 433--436
VI  - 45
IP  - 5
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/5/433.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/5/433.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2011 Apr 01; 45
AB  - Objectives To explore the relationship between potential psychological risk factors and injury risk in circus artists. Design Historical cohort study. Setting Cirque du Soleil training programme. Participants Forty-seven circus artists training to become Cirque du Soleil artists. Assessment of risk factors Artists completed the validated REST-Q questionnaire (19 domains) during their first 2 weeks of training. Main outcome Injury risk ratio. Results Of the five a priori exposures of interest, injury, emotional exhaustion, self-efficacy and fatigue were associated with an increase in injury risk (risk ratios between 1.8 and 2.8), but Conflicts/Pressure was not (risk ratio=0.8). Of the several specific psychological aspects that are considered risk factors for injury, low self-efficacy had the strongest relationship. Conclusions Most of the strong psychological risk factors for injuries previously identified in athletes also appear to be risk factors in circus artists.