Development of a database for educating athletes in university sports

Abstract

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate the development of a database and system for easily creating documents for educational guidance on a personal computer and to assess the efficacy of such a system. [Participants and Methods] Thirty-seven athletic trainers of students who belonged to an athletic department participated in the study. We used FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced for document creation, and data on independent exercises for athletic rehabilitation were used for database creation. The participants created educational documents for the athletic rehabilitation of ankle sprains using paper media and this system. We surveyed the following items and compared them between the groups: 1) time taken to create the documents, 2) difficulty of creating menus for educational coaching, and 3) the potential for ongoing provision of self-training menus. [Results] The preparation times for creating the rehabilitation menu were significantly lower using the database than using paper media. As a result of the questionnaire survey, we found that using the database was significantly better than using paper media in terms of ease of menu creation and the potential for ongoing provision of self-training menus. [Conclusion] Our results suggest that educational coaching for rehabilitation using a database would be valuable for student athletic trainers.