Pub Date : 2022-11-23DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2022.2150674
P. Jackman, Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson, N. Ronkainen, N. Brick
ABSTRACT Despite considerable growth in understanding of various aspects of sporting and exercise embodiment over the last decade, in-depth investigations of embodied affectual experiences in running remain limited. Furthermore, within the corpus of literature investigating pleasure and the hedonic dimension in running, much of this research has focused on experiences of pleasure in relation to performance and achievement, or on specific affective states, such as enjoyment, derived after completing a run. We directly address this gap in the qualitative literature on sporting and exercise embodiment by contributing novel insights on the mind-body pleasures of running via focusing analytic attention towards the pleasures recalled by runners as experienced during positive, rewarding running experiences. Applying conceptual insights drawn from sociological phenomenology, we analyse data from an in-depth, event-focused interview study with distance runners who reported positive, rewarding experiences in recent recreational runs. Through reflexive thematic analysis, we present findings in relation to three themes: (1) ‘running feels like it should’; (2) sensory engagements; and (3) time out. The study contributes fresh perspectives, both conceptually and in relation to data-collection approach, to a small literature on the lived experience of pleasure in sport, exercise and physical cultures.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-21DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2022.2146162
E. Pullen, B. Miller, G. Wiltshire, C. Plateau
ABSTRACT The number of elite female athletes returning to professional sport following childbirth has gradually increased in recent years. There now exists a burgeoning of scholarship across sport and health-related disciplines that have paid attention to the experiences of pregnancy and motherhood in elite female athlete populations. This paper contributes to this expanding topic of inquiry by taking inspiration from feminist materialist approaches to examine the experiences and politics of pregnancy and reproductive health in elite female Olympic and Paralympic athletes on the United Kingdom elite sport funded programme – The World Class Programme (WCP). In doing so, we begin to foreground the bio-social-material practices and entanglements that constitute the WCP environment which actively shape athletes’ understandings of reproductive health and choice around pregnancy in particular ways. We discuss how the presented data has implications for female athlete embodied subjectivity and reproductive realities that complicate cultural narratives around athlete agency and gender equities in elite sport.
{"title":"A feminist materialist inspired analysis of the meaning and management of pregnancy and reproductive health in Olympic and Paralympic female athletes","authors":"E. Pullen, B. Miller, G. Wiltshire, C. Plateau","doi":"10.1080/2159676X.2022.2146162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2022.2146162","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The number of elite female athletes returning to professional sport following childbirth has gradually increased in recent years. There now exists a burgeoning of scholarship across sport and health-related disciplines that have paid attention to the experiences of pregnancy and motherhood in elite female athlete populations. This paper contributes to this expanding topic of inquiry by taking inspiration from feminist materialist approaches to examine the experiences and politics of pregnancy and reproductive health in elite female Olympic and Paralympic athletes on the United Kingdom elite sport funded programme – The World Class Programme (WCP). In doing so, we begin to foreground the bio-social-material practices and entanglements that constitute the WCP environment which actively shape athletes’ understandings of reproductive health and choice around pregnancy in particular ways. We discuss how the presented data has implications for female athlete embodied subjectivity and reproductive realities that complicate cultural narratives around athlete agency and gender equities in elite sport.","PeriodicalId":48542,"journal":{"name":"Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41772727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-13DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2022.2146163
E. Palladino, Francine E. Darroch, Lilly Jean-Pierre, M. Kelly, C. Roberts, L. Hayhurst
ABSTRACT Social learning spaces, such as communities of practice or landscapes of practice, are purported to promote ongoing education and meaningful engagement which can lead to innovations. This research explores the potential of a social learning space focused on expanding the use of trauma- and violence-informed physical activity (TVIPA) approaches to improve access to physical activity resources for individuals who (have) experience(d) trauma. As part of a larger feminist participatory action mixed-methods study, the purpose of this qualitative research is twofold: 1) to determine if the development of a social learning space, such as a community of practice or a landscape of practice was warranted by TVIPA experts and community leads; and 2) to understand the characteristics of a successful social learning space. Semi-structured interviews (n = 10) were conducted with key informants from the fields of TVIPA and social learning. Through inductive reflexive thematic analysis, two themes were identified: 1) a successful community of practice require funding, exchange, collaboration, and reflective practice; and 2) a community of practice must be aligned with the goals of the community, hold true to the tenets of TVI programming, and be multidisciplinary/levelled. Our findings support the development of a TVIPA landscape of practice that involves all stakeholders, particularly community members and program participants, with the aim of supporting individuals who have experienced trauma to be physically active.
{"title":"Landscape of practice: a participatory approach to creating a trauma- and violence-informed physical activity social learning space","authors":"E. Palladino, Francine E. Darroch, Lilly Jean-Pierre, M. Kelly, C. Roberts, L. Hayhurst","doi":"10.1080/2159676X.2022.2146163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2022.2146163","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Social learning spaces, such as communities of practice or landscapes of practice, are purported to promote ongoing education and meaningful engagement which can lead to innovations. This research explores the potential of a social learning space focused on expanding the use of trauma- and violence-informed physical activity (TVIPA) approaches to improve access to physical activity resources for individuals who (have) experience(d) trauma. As part of a larger feminist participatory action mixed-methods study, the purpose of this qualitative research is twofold: 1) to determine if the development of a social learning space, such as a community of practice or a landscape of practice was warranted by TVIPA experts and community leads; and 2) to understand the characteristics of a successful social learning space. Semi-structured interviews (n = 10) were conducted with key informants from the fields of TVIPA and social learning. Through inductive reflexive thematic analysis, two themes were identified: 1) a successful community of practice require funding, exchange, collaboration, and reflective practice; and 2) a community of practice must be aligned with the goals of the community, hold true to the tenets of TVI programming, and be multidisciplinary/levelled. Our findings support the development of a TVIPA landscape of practice that involves all stakeholders, particularly community members and program participants, with the aim of supporting individuals who have experienced trauma to be physically active.","PeriodicalId":48542,"journal":{"name":"Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49025516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-06DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2022.2128397
Kristiann E. Man, Laura Sawula, B. Gurd, S. Taylor, M. Allen, J. Tomasone
ABSTRACT Our work sought to understand perceptions and experiences of exercise participation from the perspectives of persons living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with seven participants with ALS. Using an interpretivist approach, we engaged in reflexive thematic analysis. Two overarching themes were identified: 1) negotiating exercise participation is complex and 2) the environmental conditions influencing access to exercise. Within the first overarching theme, three key subthemes were found: i) the psycho-emotional experience of ALS, ii) reconceptualising exercise as medicine, and iii) antecedents to exercise participation. Further, three additional subthemes arose within the overarching theme of environmental conditions influencing access to exercise: i) location and access matter, ii) the multifaceted nature of care, and iii) aspects of quality exercise delivery. Findings offer novel insights on the complexity of navigating exercise participation for persons with ALS. Although exercise may be beneficial for individuals with ALS, healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers need to consider adopting a cautious and individualised approach when contemplating exercise participation for persons with ALS.
{"title":"Perceptions and experiences of exercise participation among persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A qualitative study","authors":"Kristiann E. Man, Laura Sawula, B. Gurd, S. Taylor, M. Allen, J. Tomasone","doi":"10.1080/2159676X.2022.2128397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2022.2128397","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Our work sought to understand perceptions and experiences of exercise participation from the perspectives of persons living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with seven participants with ALS. Using an interpretivist approach, we engaged in reflexive thematic analysis. Two overarching themes were identified: 1) negotiating exercise participation is complex and 2) the environmental conditions influencing access to exercise. Within the first overarching theme, three key subthemes were found: i) the psycho-emotional experience of ALS, ii) reconceptualising exercise as medicine, and iii) antecedents to exercise participation. Further, three additional subthemes arose within the overarching theme of environmental conditions influencing access to exercise: i) location and access matter, ii) the multifaceted nature of care, and iii) aspects of quality exercise delivery. Findings offer novel insights on the complexity of navigating exercise participation for persons with ALS. Although exercise may be beneficial for individuals with ALS, healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers need to consider adopting a cautious and individualised approach when contemplating exercise participation for persons with ALS.","PeriodicalId":48542,"journal":{"name":"Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2022-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43877278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-06DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2022.2127859
Kurtis Pankow, A. Mosewich, T. Mchugh, N. Holt
ABSTRACT Flourishing is a conceptualisation of mental health that considers an individual’s emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Research has indicated that coaches and student-athletes may impact each other’s flourishing, but the process through which this may happen is unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate how coaches and athletes can flourish together in the sport domain. Ten student-athletes, six coaches, three former student-athletes who coached at the university level, two administrators, one athletic therapist, and one sport psychology consultant participated in individual semi-structured interviews (N total = 23). Following analytic approach, a process map was generated outlining how coaches and student-athletes can flourish together in the context of sport. The process map includes four predictions, beginning with the creation of shared goals between student-athletes and coaches. (i) Once shared goals were established, student-athletes had to learn about and engage with available resources, while coaches provided and taught about the resources to promote goal-oriented growth for student-athletes. (ii) If growth was realised, student-athletes and coaches experienced indicators of flourishing. (iii) Moving from shared goals to indicators of flourishing was facilitated by the quality of the coach-athlete relationship and other personal, relational, and environmental factors. (iv) Coaches and student-athletes who experienced indicators of flourishing would be more likely repeat this process. This process map provides a starting point for understanding how coaches and student-athletes can flourish together in sport, and may provide insight into mental health promotion in other sport domains and relationships.
{"title":"A process map of flourishing between the coach and athlete in Canadian university sport","authors":"Kurtis Pankow, A. Mosewich, T. Mchugh, N. Holt","doi":"10.1080/2159676X.2022.2127859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2022.2127859","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Flourishing is a conceptualisation of mental health that considers an individual’s emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Research has indicated that coaches and student-athletes may impact each other’s flourishing, but the process through which this may happen is unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate how coaches and athletes can flourish together in the sport domain. Ten student-athletes, six coaches, three former student-athletes who coached at the university level, two administrators, one athletic therapist, and one sport psychology consultant participated in individual semi-structured interviews (N total = 23). Following analytic approach, a process map was generated outlining how coaches and student-athletes can flourish together in the context of sport. The process map includes four predictions, beginning with the creation of shared goals between student-athletes and coaches. (i) Once shared goals were established, student-athletes had to learn about and engage with available resources, while coaches provided and taught about the resources to promote goal-oriented growth for student-athletes. (ii) If growth was realised, student-athletes and coaches experienced indicators of flourishing. (iii) Moving from shared goals to indicators of flourishing was facilitated by the quality of the coach-athlete relationship and other personal, relational, and environmental factors. (iv) Coaches and student-athletes who experienced indicators of flourishing would be more likely repeat this process. This process map provides a starting point for understanding how coaches and student-athletes can flourish together in sport, and may provide insight into mental health promotion in other sport domains and relationships.","PeriodicalId":48542,"journal":{"name":"Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2022-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45099289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-06DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2022.2127861
Laura A. Gale, Ben A. Ives, P. Potrac, L. Nelson
ABSTRACT Through our investigation of relationship conflict and repair in community sport coaching this article makes a novel contribution to the sociology of sport work. Such inquiry is necessary as interpersonal conflict has the potential to erode worker commitment, engagement, performance, satisfaction, and mental health. To date, the study of interpersonal conflict in coaching has been framed psychologically. It is our position that sociologically inspired inquiry is not only necessary but can valuably contribute to academic debate in this area. To redress this situation we conducted in-depth, semi-structured, interviews with 18 community sport coaches to produce rich insights into the participants’ (transgressors) understandings of fractured workplace relations, remedial work used to repair and restore relationships, as well as desirable and undesirable consequences emanating from these restorative efforts. Through our application of Ren and Gray’s and Goffman’s theorization addressing restoration mechanismsthe present study extends existing understanding by detailing how a) relationship conflict was triggered by the participants having violated the identity and control of significant working others, b) participants attempted to repair relations by offering accounts, apologies, and demonstrations of concern, and c) the success of these restorative efforts was variable and dependent on their being accepted by the offended parties. It is our hope that these original empirical and theoretical insights not only advance understanding about relationship conflict and repair but prompt further sociologically inspired research into this important interpersonal aspect of sport work.
{"title":"Repairing relationship conflict in community sport work: “Offender” perspectives","authors":"Laura A. Gale, Ben A. Ives, P. Potrac, L. Nelson","doi":"10.1080/2159676X.2022.2127861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2022.2127861","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Through our investigation of relationship conflict and repair in community sport coaching this article makes a novel contribution to the sociology of sport work. Such inquiry is necessary as interpersonal conflict has the potential to erode worker commitment, engagement, performance, satisfaction, and mental health. To date, the study of interpersonal conflict in coaching has been framed psychologically. It is our position that sociologically inspired inquiry is not only necessary but can valuably contribute to academic debate in this area. To redress this situation we conducted in-depth, semi-structured, interviews with 18 community sport coaches to produce rich insights into the participants’ (transgressors) understandings of fractured workplace relations, remedial work used to repair and restore relationships, as well as desirable and undesirable consequences emanating from these restorative efforts. Through our application of Ren and Gray’s and Goffman’s theorization addressing restoration mechanismsthe present study extends existing understanding by detailing how a) relationship conflict was triggered by the participants having violated the identity and control of significant working others, b) participants attempted to repair relations by offering accounts, apologies, and demonstrations of concern, and c) the success of these restorative efforts was variable and dependent on their being accepted by the offended parties. It is our hope that these original empirical and theoretical insights not only advance understanding about relationship conflict and repair but prompt further sociologically inspired research into this important interpersonal aspect of sport work.","PeriodicalId":48542,"journal":{"name":"Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2022-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45246957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-28DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2022.2127863
A. Sparkes
ABSTRACT Just as those who suffer a disabling spinal cord injury (SCI) through sport become wounded storytellers so do their spouses/partners. Little however is known about the experiences of such spouses/partners and even less is known about how time operates to shape these experiences. This article, therefore, draws on life story data to explore the experiences of three women whose male spouses/partners have become disabled due to a SCI received whilst playing rugby. A thematic narrative analysis revealed how this event instigates a temporal-relational disruption that catapults these women into living in, by and through different types of time that operate in a multi-dimensional manner to shape how they construct their identities and come to understand themselves and others with a past, and a present, that has consequences for their future. The implications of this process for health care professionals in supporting those who face similar sets of circumstance are considered.
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Pub Date : 2022-09-28DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2022.2127860
Melissa C. Day, J. Hine, R. Wadey, Francesca Cavallerio
ABSTRACT This study seeks to extend the variety of written methods used in sport and exercise research by outlining the use of a novel written technique for data collection: ‘a letter to my younger self’. The use of solicited letter writing has long been endorsed as a valuable technique as part of the therapeutic process, but has yet to be considered as a method of collecting qualitative data. In this study, 21 participants who had experienced chronic pain while playing sport were invited to write a letter back to their younger self. A dialogical narrative analysis was used to analyse the written letters and our results are presented in two forms. First, a ‘collective letter’, written using amalgamated participant quotations. Second, an accompanying commentary which illustrates the characterisations, structure, and narrative themes that were evident in the data collected. Our findings extend existing knowledge of chronic pain in sport, contrasting previous literature that has presented degenerative stories. Further, we also illuminate the danger of the performance narrative in privileging personal agency and the risks this poses to receiving support during chronic pain. We conclude by challenging researchers to consider the importance that should be attributed to hindsight and the value of re-describing experiences with wisdom and knowledge of the significance of the past.
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Pub Date : 2022-08-21DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2022.2111456
C. Harrison, M. Ruddock-Hudson, S. Mayes, P. O’Halloran, K. Ferrar, S. Ruddock, J. Cook
ABSTRACT Athlete injury and illness surveillance methods have been explored; however, dance-health monitoring systems are scarce. This study aimed to explore the experiences of professional ballet dancers using a wellness application, and the applicability of a wellness application for the dance industry. Fourteen professional ballet dancers (female n = 8, male n = 6), over the age of 18-years (M = 26.0 years, SD = 2.60) and employed full time in a national ballet company participated in one semi-structured interview, approximately 40–50 minutes in duration, reflecting on their perceptions and experiences using a wellness application. The interview material was analysed via thematic analysis. Three overarching main themes emerged: 1) Applicability of a wellness application in the professional ballet industry: experiences entering wellness scores; 2) Dancers conceptualisation of wellness: perceptions and difficulties; and 3) Psychological impact of entering wellness scores. Findings indicated that a wellness application enhances dancer’s self-awareness of wellness, specifically psychological wellbeing which is often ‘not at the forefront’ of dancers’ minds and focused attention. Further, dancers explained difficulties in processing and acknowledging wellness scores and subsequent avoidance as a coping mechanism from ‘confronting’ experiences of consecutive poor wellness scores. Monitoring wellness may assist companies in developing interventions that promote positive adaptive behavioural responses to changes in wellness scores for optimal wellbeing in training and performance. However, further education, support structures and strategies for acknowledging and coping with fluctuating wellness are required.
{"title":"An exploration of the perceptions and experiences of professional ballet dancers using a wellness monitoring application","authors":"C. Harrison, M. Ruddock-Hudson, S. Mayes, P. O’Halloran, K. Ferrar, S. Ruddock, J. Cook","doi":"10.1080/2159676X.2022.2111456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2022.2111456","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Athlete injury and illness surveillance methods have been explored; however, dance-health monitoring systems are scarce. This study aimed to explore the experiences of professional ballet dancers using a wellness application, and the applicability of a wellness application for the dance industry. Fourteen professional ballet dancers (female n = 8, male n = 6), over the age of 18-years (M = 26.0 years, SD = 2.60) and employed full time in a national ballet company participated in one semi-structured interview, approximately 40–50 minutes in duration, reflecting on their perceptions and experiences using a wellness application. The interview material was analysed via thematic analysis. Three overarching main themes emerged: 1) Applicability of a wellness application in the professional ballet industry: experiences entering wellness scores; 2) Dancers conceptualisation of wellness: perceptions and difficulties; and 3) Psychological impact of entering wellness scores. Findings indicated that a wellness application enhances dancer’s self-awareness of wellness, specifically psychological wellbeing which is often ‘not at the forefront’ of dancers’ minds and focused attention. Further, dancers explained difficulties in processing and acknowledging wellness scores and subsequent avoidance as a coping mechanism from ‘confronting’ experiences of consecutive poor wellness scores. Monitoring wellness may assist companies in developing interventions that promote positive adaptive behavioural responses to changes in wellness scores for optimal wellbeing in training and performance. However, further education, support structures and strategies for acknowledging and coping with fluctuating wellness are required.","PeriodicalId":48542,"journal":{"name":"Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2022-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47989289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-18DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2022.2111459
Emma O’Loughlin, D. Reid, S. Sims
ABSTRACT Recently, there has been a global increase in female-based sports medicine research related to physiological aspects of the menstrual cycle. However, it is unclear whether health professionals and athletes routinely and openly discuss this sometimes-sensitive topic. This study explored different members of the sports medicine community’s knowledge, perceptions of, and comfort in discussing the endogenous menstrual cycle. Five semi-structured focus group sessions were conducted with 18 participants (2 orthopaedic surgeons, 9 sports physiotherapists, 3 patients, and 4 athletes) in New Zealand. Reflexive thematic analysis revealed an overarching theme which described the menstrual cycle as ‘a pertinent and evolving topic in the sports medicine clinic’. The first theme, ‘A dearth of education and discussion has given rise to a perceived lack of menstrual cycle knowledge’, reflects the participants’ consensus regarding a lack of knowledge of the menstrual cycle. In contrast, ‘Different (mismatched) concerns of health professionals and non-health professionals’ describes the different groups’ differing menstrual cycle-related concerns. The third theme, ‘Health professionals have specific strategies to enable comfortable menstrual cycle conversations’, describes that the broader sports medicine community does not routinely discuss the menstrual cycle in the clinic. In addition, it describes common barriers to in-clinic menstrual cycle discussions, including athlete and health professional age, gender and culture. Finally, the study describes pragmatic approaches health professionals frequently take to tackle these barriers. This study highlights the importance of developing trust, giving context and being aware of athletes’ concerns and sociocultural status when discussing the menstrual cycle in the sports medicine clinic.
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