Support staffs pre- and post-education intervention changes recorded on a 5-point Likert-scale
| Question | Pre-median (aIQR) | Post-median (IQR) | Mean difference (95% bCI) | p-value | Choen’s d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How would you rate your knowledge around breast health issues in Rugby? | 3 (2,3) | 4 (3,4) | 1.14 (0.15,2.13) | 0.015 | 1.07 |
| How would you rate your knowledge around prevention strategies for breast pain or injury in Rugby | 2 (1,3) | 4 (3,5) | 1.86 (0.73,2.98) | 0.003 | 1.53 |
| How aware are you of the occurrence of contact breast injuries amongst female rugby players during their career? | 1 (1,4) | 4 (4,5) | 2.43 (1.03,3.83) | 0.003 | 1.60 |
| How aware are you of the occurrence of exercise-induced breast pain amongst female rugby players during their career? | 1 (1,4) | 4 (4,5) | 2.29 (1.01,3.56) | 0.002 | 1.66 |
| How aware are you of potential future health complications such as fat necrosis, hematoma or cooper ligament strains? | 1 (1,2) | 5 (3,5) | 2.71 (1.69,3.74) | <0.001 | 2.44 |
| How aware are you of implications on performance such as the inability to run comfortably or the hesitancy to engage in tackle events? | 4 (2,4) | 5 (4,5) | 1.57 (0.17,2.97) | 0.017 | 1.04 |
| How likely would you be to record breast health issues? | 5 (4,5) | 5 (5,5) | 0.71 (−0.67,2.10) | 0.127 | 0.47 |
| How important do you think general breast health education is? | 5 (5,5) | 5 (5,5) | 0.28 (−0.41,0.98) | 0.178 | 0.38 |
| How important do you think it is for female players to report breast health issues? | 5 (5,5) | 5 (5,5) | *cN/A | N/A | N/A |
| How important do you think it is for support staff to record breast health issues? | 5 (5,5) | 5 (5,5) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| How comfortable would you be with recording breast pain or injury in general if reported to you by a player? | 5 (5,5) | 5 (5,5) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Question | Pre-median ( | Post-median (IQR) | Mean difference (95% | Choen’s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How would you rate your knowledge around breast health issues in Rugby? | 3 (2,3) | 4 (3,4) | 1.14 (0.15,2.13) | 0.015 | 1.07 |
| How would you rate your knowledge around prevention strategies for breast pain or injury in Rugby | 2 (1,3) | 4 (3,5) | 1.86 (0.73,2.98) | 0.003 | 1.53 |
| How aware are you of the occurrence of contact breast injuries amongst female rugby players during their career? | 1 (1,4) | 4 (4,5) | 2.43 (1.03,3.83) | 0.003 | 1.60 |
| How aware are you of the occurrence of exercise-induced breast pain amongst female rugby players during their career? | 1 (1,4) | 4 (4,5) | 2.29 (1.01,3.56) | 0.002 | 1.66 |
| How aware are you of potential future health complications such as fat necrosis, hematoma or cooper ligament strains? | 1 (1,2) | 5 (3,5) | 2.71 (1.69,3.74) | <0.001 | 2.44 |
| How aware are you of implications on performance such as the inability to run comfortably or the hesitancy to engage in tackle events? | 4 (2,4) | 5 (4,5) | 1.57 (0.17,2.97) | 0.017 | 1.04 |
| How likely would you be to record breast health issues? | 5 (4,5) | 5 (5,5) | 0.71 (−0.67,2.10) | 0.127 | 0.47 |
| How important do you think general breast health education is? | 5 (5,5) | 5 (5,5) | 0.28 (−0.41,0.98) | 0.178 | 0.38 |
| How important do you think it is for female players to report breast health issues? | 5 (5,5) | 5 (5,5) | * | N/A | N/A |
| How important do you think it is for support staff to record breast health issues? | 5 (5,5) | 5 (5,5) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| How comfortable would you be with recording breast pain or injury in general if reported to you by a player? | 5 (5,5) | 5 (5,5) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Interquartile range (IQR)
Confidence interval (CI)
Not available (N/A), *The correlation and t could not be computed as the standard error of the difference was 0
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