Table 1 Resulting alterations from the fora
Player’s Suggestion | Change resulting from player involvement |
|---|---|
Use event markers | Event markers created for some questions, such as ‘How often were you concussed?’ becoming ‘How often were you removed from play due to concussion?’ to minimize recall bias. |
Use ratios for incidence | Categories of ‘every (n) games’ to assess the incidence of more frequent injuries. |
Long-term outcomes associated with other sports or injuries being separate from rugby | Categories of training, playing and non-rugby created for each injury reported. |
Save and come back later | Players are now able to save information and re-enter the platform at a later point in time, to assist with sections such as Family History where this information may not be immediately available. |
Reorder in order of importance | Current pains and primary outcome sections were placed earlier in the questionnaire. |
Alter occupation categories | An additional category was added so players can put ‘professional sports player’ which previously would have had to be ‘skilled manual worker’. |
Include mental health status | Questions on anxiety and depression were added as players felt that this was relevant and that it would not act as a deterrent for participation |