%0 Journal Article
%T The Effect of Athletic Trainer Support on Mental Status in Student Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
%A Yosuke Shibata
%A Yasunari Kurita
%A Toshiyuki Ojima
%J Open Journal of Social Sciences
%P 278-284
%@ 2327-5960
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jss.2023.113019
%X Objective: The effects of athletic trainer¡¯s supports on physical status are well
established but that on mental status is unknown. This study examined the effects
of trainer¡¯s supports on mental status among athlete students. Methods: This study was a randomized controlled trial with 2-arms. Intervention was a
3-month athletic trainer¡¯s supports. The main outcome was State-Trait Anxiety
Inventory-State (STAI-S) and -Trait
(STAI-T). Results: A total of 46 participants in the intervention (n =
31) and control arms (n = 15) were analyzed. Significant difference in change
between arms was detected (-4.3, p =
0.044 for STAI-S, -5.6, p = 0.001 for STAI-T). Conclusion: An athletic trainer¡¯s supports were effective for anxiety improvement among
athlete students.
%K Athletic Trainer
%K STAI
%K Students
%K RCT
%K Japan
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=123940