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‘’It was the end of the world” : The lifeworld of elite male rugby union players living with injury : An interpretative phenomenological analysis (2020)


Murray, Luke; Vuoskoski, Pirjo; Wellman, Josh; Hebron, Clair (2020). ‘’It was the end of the world” : The lifeworld of elite male rugby union players living with injury : An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Early online. DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2020.1825578


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Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Murray, Luke; Vuoskoski, Pirjo; Wellman, Josh; Hebron, Clair

Lehti tai sarja: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

ISSN: 0959-3985

eISSN: 1532-5040

Julkaisuvuosi: 2020

Volyymi: Early online

Kustantaja: Taylor & Francis

Julkaisumaa: Yhdysvallat (USA)

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2020.1825578

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Background: Professional rugby is an aggressive sport. Consequently, injuries are an inevitable part of a rugby player’s career. It is therefore crucial for sports medicine professionals to understand the subjective experience of injured athletes in order to optimize their care.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to take a lifeworld perspective to explore how living with injury was meaningful to professional rugby players.
Methods: A purposive sample of five participants were recruited and data collection undertaken via semi-structured interviews. Audio-recordings were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis methodology to develop the themes.
Findings: Three master themes emerged from the analysis, each comprising of two subthemes; 1) Sense of Uncertainty (1a. Fear of the Unknown, 1b. Lack of Control), 2) Experienced Change in Relationships (2a. Lived Human Relations, 2b. Coping), 3) Sense of Self (3a. Isolation and Belonging, 3b. ‘’Being” an Athlete).
Conclusion: Participants described the challenge to their sense of self and ‘being’ athletes’, as the isolation from the team deprived them of their sense of belonging. Participants illustrated the experienced significance of their relationships, the uncertainty over their lives and the unique strategies to cope. Emotions of anxiety, grief, anger, and shock reverberate throughout their accounts.


YSO-asiasanat: urheilijat; huippu-urheilijat; urheiluvammat; loukkaantuminen (fyysinen); identiteetti; itsetunto; fenomenologia; rugby

Vapaat asiasanat: qualitative; athletes; identity; sense of self; phenomenology; rugby


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