The Aberdeen Proving Ground Injury Control Project: Influence of a Multiple Intervention Program on Injuries and Fitness Among Ordnance School Soldiers in Advanced Individual Training
Abstract
The injury and fitness outcomes were examined before and during a multiple intervention program designed to reduce injuries among Ordnance student in Advanced Individual Training (AIT). A historical control (HC) group comprised of AIT soldiers at APG 18 months before the program was compared to an injury management (IM) group comprised of AIT soldiers attending school for 8 months after the injury-control interventions were put in place. There were three interventions including 1) modification of physical training, 2) cadre injury education, and 3) a Battalion Surveillance System. As a result of the educational program, the command group instituted an Injury Control Advisory Committee that discussed possible strategies to reduce injuries. AIT soldiers completed a questionnaire on demographics and lifestyle characteristics. The Ordnance School Department of Academic Affairs provided administrative data on the soldiers. Injury data was obtained from a clinic-based surveillance system. Fitness data was obtained from the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT, push-ups, sit-up and 2-mile run). Cox regression (survival analysis) was used to examine differences in time to the first injury while controlling for HC and IM group differences in terms of demographics, lifestyle characteristics, administrative measures, and physical fitness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA411764
Entities
People
- Evette Toney
- James D. Wells
- Joseph J Knapik
- Sara Canada
- Steve H. Bullock
Organizations
- United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine