AWARENESS AND USE OF THE ADULT PRE-EXERCISE SCREENING SYSTEM (APSS) IN THE AUSTRALIAN FITNESS INDUSTRY. Issue 7 (11th March 2014)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- AWARENESS AND USE OF THE ADULT PRE-EXERCISE SCREENING SYSTEM (APSS) IN THE AUSTRALIAN FITNESS INDUSTRY. Issue 7 (11th March 2014)
- Main Title:
- AWARENESS AND USE OF THE ADULT PRE-EXERCISE SCREENING SYSTEM (APSS) IN THE AUSTRALIAN FITNESS INDUSTRY
- Authors:
- Perera, N
Keyzer, P
Dietrich, J
Norton, K
Sekendiz, B
Jones, V
Coyle, I
Finch, C - Abstract:
- Abstract : Background: The Australian Adult Pre-Exercise Screening System (APSS) was developed as the national standard to promote quality control, consistency of practices across the industry and use of pre-exercise screening as a risk management tool to identify and manage health and injury risks associated with fitness activities. Stage 1 of APSS is compulsory and aims to identify those at high-risk of cardiovascular, metabolic or respiratory diseases and refer to medical/allied health professionals for clearance. Stage 2 and 3 are optional and screen for moderate or low risk individuals. Objective: To evaluate awareness and use of the APSS across the Australia-wide fitness industry. Design: A nationwide online self-report survey completed by fitness professionals. Setting: Australia-wide Fitness Industry using snowball sampling. Participants: 1178 adults, who own, manage or work in a registered/unregistered fitness business. Main outcome measurements: 1) Awareness and frequency of use of APSS, and 2) frequency of pre-exercise screening of any form and satisfaction of the pre-exercise screening being used. Results: 24% of respondents were insufficiently aware of the APSS, 47% aware and 29% were fully aware of APSS. Only 20% of respondents used APSS extremely frequently, 35% used APSS frequently and 45% used APSS infrequently. 65% of survey respondents always conducted a pre-exercise screening with their clients. 66% believed that their pre-exercise medical screenings ofAbstract : Background: The Australian Adult Pre-Exercise Screening System (APSS) was developed as the national standard to promote quality control, consistency of practices across the industry and use of pre-exercise screening as a risk management tool to identify and manage health and injury risks associated with fitness activities. Stage 1 of APSS is compulsory and aims to identify those at high-risk of cardiovascular, metabolic or respiratory diseases and refer to medical/allied health professionals for clearance. Stage 2 and 3 are optional and screen for moderate or low risk individuals. Objective: To evaluate awareness and use of the APSS across the Australia-wide fitness industry. Design: A nationwide online self-report survey completed by fitness professionals. Setting: Australia-wide Fitness Industry using snowball sampling. Participants: 1178 adults, who own, manage or work in a registered/unregistered fitness business. Main outcome measurements: 1) Awareness and frequency of use of APSS, and 2) frequency of pre-exercise screening of any form and satisfaction of the pre-exercise screening being used. Results: 24% of respondents were insufficiently aware of the APSS, 47% aware and 29% were fully aware of APSS. Only 20% of respondents used APSS extremely frequently, 35% used APSS frequently and 45% used APSS infrequently. 65% of survey respondents always conducted a pre-exercise screening with their clients. 66% believed that their pre-exercise medical screenings of customers were good; 22% reported extremely good and 12% reported it was poor. Chi-squared tests identified significant relationships between conducting any pre-exercise screening and frequency of use of APSS (P<.001), satisfaction of pre-exercise screening and frequency of APSS use (P<.001), and awareness of APSS and the frequency of its use (P<.001). Conclusions: Frequency of use of APSS as a risk management tool by fitness professionals is strongly correlated with their awareness of it, their level of satisfaction of pre-exercising screening being used. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- British journal of sports medicine. Volume 48:Issue 7(2014)
- Journal:
- British journal of sports medicine
- Issue:
- Volume 48:Issue 7(2014)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 48, Issue 7 (2014)
- Year:
- 2014
- Volume:
- 48
- Issue:
- 7
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2014-0048-0007-0000
- Page Start:
- 651
- Page End:
- 651
- Publication Date:
- 2014-03-11
- Subjects:
- Sports medicine -- Periodicals
617.1027 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.bmj.com/archive ↗
http://bjsm.bmj.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093494.243 ↗
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- English
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- 0306-3674
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