WFU Sports Medicine

Student Athlete Survey - Spring 2003

1. What intercollegiate sport(s) do you participate in at Wake Forest?
14 M Basketball 13 M Soccer 7 M Golf 5 M Tennis
16 W Basketball 5 W Soccer 3 W Golf 6 W Tennis
25 Football 12 Field Hockey 6 Volleyball 13 Baseball
2 Cheer/Dance 12 M Track/Cross Country
12 W Track/Cross Country TOTAL: 151

2. What academic year are you presently in?
29.1% Fresh 27.2% Soph 22.5% Junior 15.9% Senior 4.6% 5th year

3. Did you transfer to Wake Forest from another college/university?
6.6% Yes 90.1% No 3.3% No Answer

3a. If yes, how would you rate your overall healthcare at Wake Forest as compared to your previous institution:
80% Much better 15% Somewhat better 5% Somewhat worse 0% Much worse

4. Have you ever applied for a medical redshirt? 7.9% Yes 92.1% No

4a. If yes, was it granted? 75% Yes 22.2% No

1. Have you ever been treated by a WFU staff athletic trainer for an injury or illness?
91.4% Yes 8.6% No

2. Have you ever been treated by a WFU physician for an injury/illness? 86.8% Yes 13.2% No

3. If you answered yes to #1 or #2: In your opinion, were your medical needs attended to in a timely fashion?
67.6% Always 30.1% Most of the time 3.7% Sometimes 0.0% Never

4. How would you rate the quality of your total healthcare at Wake Forest?
47.5% Excellent 46.1% Above Avg 11.3% Average 1.4% Below Avg 0.0% Poor

1. Have you ever been referred to Wake Forest Student Health Services?
73.5% Yes 27.2% No

1a. If yes, how would you rate your level of satisfaction?
23.4% Excellent 38.7% Above Avg 27.0% Average 3.6% Below Avg 1.8% Poor

2. Have you ever been referred to a chiropractor? 15.9% Yes 82.8% No

2a. If yes, which chiropractor treated you?
56% Dr. Dickson 28% Dr. Gray 8% Dr. Sharp 0.0% Other 8% Not sure

2b. How would you rate your level of satisfaction with your chiropractic care?
38.1% Excellent 28.6% Above Avg 33.3% Average 0.0% Below Avg 0.0 % Poor

3. Have you ever been referred to a dentist? 12.6% Yes 86.8% No

3a. If yes, which dentist did you see?
81% Dr. Driscoll 6% Dr. Golden 13% Other

3b. How would you rate your level of satisfaction?
26.3% Excellent 52.6% Above Avg 10.5% Average 5.3% Below Avg 5.3% Poor

4. Have you ever been referred to an optometrist (eye doctor)? 23.8% Yes 74.2% No

4a. How would you rate your level of satisfaction?
48.6% Excellent 37.1% Above Avg 11.4% Avg 0.0% Below Avg 0.0% Poor

5. Have you been referred to a podiatrist (foot doctor)?
25.2% Yes 72.2% No

5a. If yes, how would you rate your level of satisfaction?
47.4% Excellent 36.8% Above Avg 10.5% Avg 0.0% Below Avg 0.0% Poor

5b. Are you wearing orthotics from WFU? 30.5% Yes 45.0% No 24.5% No Answer

5c. How would you rate your level of satisfaction with the orthotics?
57% Excellent 29% Above Avg 10% Avg 4% Below Avg 0.0% Poor

6. How much interest would you have in a full-time nutritionist:
57.0% Very interested 25.8% Somewhat interested 15.2% Not interested

1. Have you ever been seen by a WFU physician for an injury/illness? 84.8% Yes 15.2% No

1a. If yes, how would you rate your overall level of satisfaction with WFU physicians?
43.4% Excellent 41.8% Above Avg 17.2% Average 1.6% Below Avg 0.8% Poor

2. Have you had surgery performed at Wake Forest?
11.9% Yes 86.8% No 2% No Answer

3. Have you ever had a surgical procedure outside of Wake Forest?
37.7% Yes 58.9% No 3.4% No Answer

4. If you were recommended for surgery, would you elect to have it done at Wake Forest?
57.6% Yes 27.2% No 15.2% No Answer

5. How often has a WFU physician seen you?
40.2% 1-2 40.2% 3-5 19.7% 6-9 13.1% 10 or more

6. Do you feel that you have adequate privacy while being seen by the physicians?
94.6% Yes 5.4% No

7. Are there any additional services that you would like the physicians to provide?

8. Are the training room hours of operation sufficient?
55.6% Always 33.8% Most of the time 7.9% Sometimes 0.0% Never

1. In what WFU training room are you primarily treated?
62.3% Reynolds Gym 23.2% Athletic Center 15.2% Miller Center

2. How would you rate the following:
(5-Excellent; 4-Above Average; 3-Average; 2-Below Average; 1-Poor)
3.23 Rehabilitation equipment
3.89 First-aid supplies
3.96 Braces/bandages
3.05 Size of facility

3. Have you ever used the Reynolds Gym swimming pool for therapy?
37.1% Yes 62.9% No

3a. Do you feel that you have adequate access to the pool (i.e. hours, space)?
51.0% Yes 27.2% No 21.8% No Answer

3b. How would you rate the Reynolds Gymnasium swimming pool?
3.7% Excellent 25.7% Above Avg 48.6% Average 16.5% Below Avg 9.2% Poor

1. Have you ever been referred to staff PT for physical therapy?
21.9% Yes 75.5% No 2.6% No Answer

1a. If yes, when were you seen:
__ Fall 2002 __ Spring 2002 __Fall 2001 __Spring 2001 __ Before 2001

1b. How would you rate your level of satisfaction with physical therapy?
42.9% Excellent 35.7% Above Average 21.4% Average 3.6% Below Average 0.0% Poor

1. Is your team athletic trainer accessible to you?
70.2% Always 28.5% Most of the time 2.6% Sometimes 0.0% Never

2. Are you comfortable bringing medical issues to your athletic trainer?
80.8% Always 15.9% Most of the time 2.6% Sometimes 0.0% Never

3. Does your head coach follow the recommendations made by your athletic trainer?
57.6% Always 30.5% Most of the time 9.9% Sometimes 0.0% Never

4. Please rank the order in which you base your medical advice, with 1 being the first person for whom you seek advice and 5 being your last person:
3.58 Coach 2.95 Parents 1.55 Athletic trainer 2.50 Doctor 3.61 Teammate

5. How inrergal do you feel that your athletic trainer is to the success of your team?
63.6% Extremely important 28.5% Very important
6.6% Somewhat important 0.0% Not too important

6. How would you rate your overall satisfaction with your team's athletic trainer?
69.5% Excellent 27.2% Above Average 3.3% Average 0.0% Below Average 0.0% Poor