Youth Sport Participation Experiences from the Perspective of Hispanic/Latinx Parents and Their Children and Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Clinical Management Decisions on Low Socioeconomic Status Patients

Download or read book Youth Sport Participation Experiences from the Perspective of Hispanic/Latinx Parents and Their Children and Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Clinical Management Decisions on Low Socioeconomic Status Patients written by Mayrena Isamar Hernandez and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many health benefits from organized sport are achieved primarily through physical activity. Children and adolescents who participate in organized sport have a higher level of physical activity later in life and lead healthier lives in their adulthood. Because physical activity in youth is often executed in an organized manner, organized sport's role in society has become increasingly important over the years, not just for the benefit of an individual but for public health. Despite the many benefits of organized sport, these benefits are not always accessible or equitable to all children and adolescents. These disparities in health, well-being, quality of life, and socioeconomic status (SES) inequities can be a cause of the SDOH. Athletic trainers are health care providers that are uniquely positioned in an optimal public health intersection and can provide direct care for their low SES patient population that is impacted by the SDOH. The primary purposes of this dissertation were to 1) further understanding of youth sport participation experiences from low socioeconomic status families to now of Hispanic/Latinx families, 2) quantify perceptions of clinical management decisions toward low SES student athletes in a group of medical providers and public health advocates, and 3) identify challenges and strategies to upholding a standard of care when providing care to low SES patient population in the secondary school setting. Study 1: 12 Hispanic/Latinx parents and their high school aged children participated in this study. Hispanic/Latinx families described expectations of time and money that were exacerbated by the current youth sport culture. These families met the current youth sport expectations by methods rooted in their culture. When expectations were not met, this led to a misalignment of cultures and resulted in a negative youth sport experience. Study 2: A total of 380 secondary school athletic trainers completed the quantitative aim of this study through a cross-sectional survey regarding their perceptions of the SDOH and SES related to providing patient care. 12 ATs participated in the qualitative aim of this study. ATs perceived health and health care as the most relevant determinant when providing care to low SES patients. When ATs further considered the SES of patients, they identified all SDOHs as barriers they were ill equipped to navigate as they delivered care and engaged in patient referral.