Browsing Research Articles (Statistics & Population Studies) by Author "Jordaan, Esme"
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Factors associated with patellofemoral pain in recreational road cyclists: A cross-sectional study in 59953 cyclists – SAFER XXXIII
du Toit, François; Schwellnus, Martin; Jordaan, Esme (Elsevier, 2023)Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a common cycling-related injury, and independent factors need to be identified to enable effective injury prevention strategies. We aim to determine factors associated with PFP in cyclists ... -
Incidence and burden of injury at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games held during the Covid-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study of 66 045 athlete days
Derman, Wayne; Runciman, Phoebe; Jordaan, Esme (British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2022)Objective To describe the epidemiology of injuries at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, including injuries sustained in the new sports of badminton and taekwondo. Methods Injury data were obtained daily via the established ... -
Leisure athletes at risk of medical complications: outcomes of pre-participation screening among 15,778 endurance runners - SAFER VII
Schwabe, Karen; Schwellnus, Martin; Swanevelder, Sonja; Jordaan, Esme; Derman, Wayne; Bosch, Andrew (Taylor & Francis, 2018)OBJECTIVE: International guidelines for pre-participation screening of masters/leisure athletes to identify those that require medical assessment exist, but have not been implemented in mass-community based sports events. ... -
London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy for South African women with mental illness: Exploring perspectives on pregnancy
du Toit, Elsa; Jordaan, Esme; Koen, Liezl; Leppanen, Jukka M.; Niehaus, Dana (AOSIS, 2018)INTRODUCTION: Unplanned pregnancy is a community health concern. Research with South African women revealed the complexities surrounding pregnancy planning. Categorising pregnancies as either planned or unplanned is ... -
Match injury incidence during the Super Rugby tournament is high: a prospective cohort study over five seasons involving 93 641 player-hours
Schwellnus, Martin; Jordaan, Esme; Janse van Rensburg, Charl; Bayne, Helen (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence and nature of injuries in the Super Rugby tournament over a 5-year period. METHODS: 482 male professional rugby union players from six South African teams participating in the ... -
Perinatal suicidality: Risk factors in South African women with mental illness
Jordaan, Esme; Du Toit, Elsa; Niehaus, Dana J.H. (OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)Maternal Mortality is a global health concern. The lack of suicide data, particularly in low and middle income countries, is concerning and needs to be addressed. Aim: This study assessed suicidality and associated factors ... -
Pre-race self-reported medical conditions and allergies in 133 641 Comrades ultramarathon (90km) runners - SAFER XXIII
Jordaan, Esme; Brill, Stephan; Schwellnus, Martin; Sewry, Nicola (The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 2023)Objectives: To determine the prevalence of self-reported pre-race chronic medical conditions and allergies in ultramarathon race entrants and to explore if these are associated with an Increased risk of race-day medical ... -
Predictors of multiple injuries in individual distance runners: A retrospective study of 75,401 entrants in 4 annual races- safer xxx
Swanevelder, Sonja; Sewry, Nicola; Jordaan, Esme (Elsevier, 2022)There are limited data on factors that predict an increased risk of multiple injuries among distance runners. The objective of this study was to determine risk factors that are predictive of individual runners with a high ... -
Prerace medical screening and education reduce medical encounters in distance road races: SAFER VIII study in 153 208 race starters
Schwellnus, Martin; Swanevelder, Sonja; Derman, Wayne; Borjesson, Mats; Schwabe, Karen; Jordaan, Esme (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)OBJECTIVES To examine the efficacy and feasibility of an online prerace medical screening and educational intervention programme for reducing medical complications in long-distance races. METHODS This was an 8-year ... -
Sport, sex and age increase risk of illness at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games: a prospective cohort study of 51 198 athlete days
Derman, Wayne; Schwellnus, Martin P.; Jordaan, Esme; Runciman, Phoebe; Blauwet, Cheri; Webborn, Nick; Lexell, Jan; Van de Vliet, Peter; Tuakli-Wosornu, Yetsa; Kissick, James; Stomphorst, Jaap (BMJ, 2018)OBJECTIVETo describe the epidemiology of illness at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games. METHODS A total of 3657 athletes from 78 countries, representing 83.5% of all athletes at the Games, were monitored on the ... -
Symptom number and reduced preinfection training predict prolonged return to training after sars-cov-2 in athletes: Aware IV
Snyders, Carolette; Schwellnus, Martin; Jordaan, Esme (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2023)Symptom Number and Reduced Preinfection Training Predict Prolonged Return to Training after SARS-CoV-2 in Athletes: AWARE IV. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 1-8, 2023. Purpose: This study aimed to ... -
Using a mHealth system to recall and refer existing clients and refer community members with health concerns to primary healthcare facilities in South Africa: a feasibility study
Jordaan, Esme; Odendaal, Willem A.; Lewin, Simon A. (Taylor & Francis, 2020)Background: Lay health workers (LHWs) are critical in linking communities and primary healthcare (PHC) facilities. Effective communication between facilities and LHWs is key to this role. We implemented a mobile health ...