Systematic Review of Cost-Effectiveness of Injury Prevention Interventions in Soccer—Evidence Why Health Agencies Should Address It

Monika Grygorowicz, Martyna Wiernicka and Marzena Wiernicka
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Monika Grygorowicz: Department of Physiotherapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland
Martyna Wiernicka: Private Physiotherapy Practice, 60-271 Poznan, Poland
Marzena Wiernicka: Department of Kinesiotherapy Developmental Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznan, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 22, 1-12

Abstract: Soccer injuries are a recognized problem worldwide. Several injury prevention programs have been confirmed to reduce the number of injuries in female and male players. Unfortunately, there is a lack of data about their cost, burden, and benefit for the health care system. In this paper we aim to systematically review the literature and critically evaluate the economic quality of injury prevention interventions implemented across different populations of soccer players. Web of Science, Medline, SPORTDiscus, Ovid, and other databases were searched from January 2011 through July 2021. Research articles were only selected for analysis if they focused on the cost-effectiveness of injury prevention, were experimental papers written in English, and were published following the peer-review process. Three cluster RCT and one retrospective study met the criteria. Cost data on incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) were extracted. The included studies had a good/average quality of economic evaluation. Based on ICERs, injury prevention interventions were cost-effective in three out of the three comparisons. One study did not report the ICER value. However, since economic analyses were reported with varying methodological approaches and results, more data are required to recognize the cost-effectiveness of soccer-specific injury prevention interventions and their benefit for the health care system.

Keywords: soccer; football; cost-effectiveness; injury prevention; health care system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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