Reconceptualisation of sport and quality of life in young athletes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: understanding the experiences behind the numbers through a prospective mixed-methods study

To explore the theory of response shift in young athletes undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) by investigating athletes' conceptualisation of quality of life (QOL) across time following ACL injury. A mixed-methods study was conducted to understand young athletes' perceived QOL through qualitative investigation of participant perspectives and quantitative self-reported QOL ratings. 20 young athletes were purposively …