Psychological Readiness of Injured Athlete to Return to Sport

Turkish Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of the Psychological Readiness of Injured Athlete to Return to Sport (PRIA-RS) Questionnaire

Clinicians are recommended to assess athletes during the rehabilitation phase to identify athletes with potentially maladaptive psychological responses to injury. Therefore, the Psychological Readiness of Injured Athlete to Return to Sport (PRIA-RS) questionnaire was developed to assess the athlete's psychological readiness to return to sport. The aim of this study was to adapt the PRIA-RS questionnaire into Turkish and to establish its validity and reliability. Serial approach method will be used while translating the questionnaire into Turkish. In order to evaluate the validity of PRIA-RS, The Re-injury Anxiety Inventory and Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale will be applied to the participants.

Inclusion Criteria:

• athletes who have missed at least 2 months of training due to injury
• having an upper, lower extremity or spine injury

Exclusion Criteria:

• having a psychological disorder
• regular use of psychiatric medication