TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring Australian high-performance athletes’ perceptions and experiences of sport participation during pregnancy and post-pregnancy
T2 - Development and test-retest reliability of the Mum-Alete Survey
AU - Forsdick, Victoria K.
AU - Harris, Rachel
AU - Saw, Richard
AU - Hayman, Melanie
AU - Buckling, Hannah
AU - Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn
AU - Hughes, David
AU - Panagodage Perera, Nirmala K.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Dr Bronwyn Jonathan and Mrs Lucy Fitzpatrick. We extend our thanks to Professor Gordon Waddington, Dr James Gilmore, and Dr Kenneth Graham from the AIS Research Review Committee for their input in the survey development. We also thank Ms Morgan Kasmarik and Ms Jessica King from the AIS Communications team for assistance with recruitment. We extend our gratitude to the athletes for their participation in this pilot study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Objectives: To develop and assess the test-retest reliability of a survey exploring high-performance athletes’ perceptions and experiences during and post-pregnancy. Design: Cross-sectional mixed-methods survey. Methods: A three-phase approach was employed to develop the Mum-Alete survey. Relevant domains and questions were identified through a review of the literature and gap analysis (Phase 1). The face and content validity were assessed during Phase 2. The survey was modified, and the final survey included 113 questions. The test-retest reliability was assessed during Phase 3. Seven athletes aged ≥18 years who were currently pregnant and/or given birth since 1 July 2016 were recruited. The survey was administered via Qualtrics and completed on two occasions. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were determined to assess test-retest reliability (excellent, good, moderate, and poor). Results: The average ICC of all items was 0.962 (95% CI 0.957–0.966) demonstrating excellent test-retest reliability. The test-retest reliability was excellent for the demographic and general questions domain (ICC = 0.967 95% CI 0.955–0.977) and good for the exercise (ICC 0.762 95% CI 0.707–0.811), physical health (ICC 0.841 95% CI 0.810–0.868) and well-being (ICC 0.827 95% CI 0.784–0.865) domains. Conclusions: The high test-retest reliability of the survey indicates excellent consistency of measures between the two time-points.
AB - Objectives: To develop and assess the test-retest reliability of a survey exploring high-performance athletes’ perceptions and experiences during and post-pregnancy. Design: Cross-sectional mixed-methods survey. Methods: A three-phase approach was employed to develop the Mum-Alete survey. Relevant domains and questions were identified through a review of the literature and gap analysis (Phase 1). The face and content validity were assessed during Phase 2. The survey was modified, and the final survey included 113 questions. The test-retest reliability was assessed during Phase 3. Seven athletes aged ≥18 years who were currently pregnant and/or given birth since 1 July 2016 were recruited. The survey was administered via Qualtrics and completed on two occasions. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were determined to assess test-retest reliability (excellent, good, moderate, and poor). Results: The average ICC of all items was 0.962 (95% CI 0.957–0.966) demonstrating excellent test-retest reliability. The test-retest reliability was excellent for the demographic and general questions domain (ICC = 0.967 95% CI 0.955–0.977) and good for the exercise (ICC 0.762 95% CI 0.707–0.811), physical health (ICC 0.841 95% CI 0.810–0.868) and well-being (ICC 0.827 95% CI 0.784–0.865) domains. Conclusions: The high test-retest reliability of the survey indicates excellent consistency of measures between the two time-points.
KW - Athlete
KW - Postpartum
KW - Pregnancy
KW - Return to sport
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.09.003
DO - 10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.09.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139737277
SN - 1466-853X
VL - 58
SP - 80
EP - 86
JO - Physical Therapy in Sport
JF - Physical Therapy in Sport
ER -