Doping in fitness sports: estimated number of unreported cases and individual probability of doping

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Metadaten:
Autoren
  • Perikles Simon
  • Heiko Striegel
  • Fabian Aust
  • Klaus Dietz
  • Rolf Ulrich
Autoren-URL
https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=fis-test-1&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000241110200017&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL
DOI
10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01568.x
Externe Identifier
  • Clarivate Analytics Document Solution ID: 092PQ
  • PubMed Identifier: 17034444
ISSN
0965-2140
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
11
Zeitschrift
ADDICTION
Schlüsselwörter
  • doping
  • fitness sports
  • randomized response technique
  • prevention
Paginierung
1640 - 1644
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2006
Status
Published
Titel
Doping in fitness sports: estimated number of unreported cases and individual probability of doping
Sub types
  • Article
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
101

Datenquelle: Web of Science (Lite)

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Abstract
<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title><jats:p><jats:bold>Aims </jats:bold> Recent studies have suggested that the use of doping substances and particularly of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) is often practised by fitness centre visitors. These studies employed direct interview techniques and questionnaires to assess the estimated number of unreported cases of doping. Because people hesitate to provide compromising information about themselves, these techniques are subject to response errors. In this study we applied an alternative interview technique to assess more accurately unreported cases of doping in fitness centres.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Design and participants </jats:bold> The present investigation employed the randomized response technique (RRT) to reduce response errors. A cohort of 500 people from 49 fitness centres participated in this study.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Finding </jats:bold> The RRT revealed a high prevalence of doping (12.5%). In addition, and most importantly, the present RRT study revealed an alarmingly high prevalence of illicit drug use, specifically of cocaine use, that has been severely underestimated by previous studies.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions </jats:bold> The RRT confirmed previously estimated rates of AAS use assessed by direct interview techniques and voluntary questionnaires, but uncovered a much higher usage rate of illicit drugs among fitness centre visitors. This outcome enabled us to construct a ‘probability’ rating for the use of doping substances in fitness centre visitors. Given its high prevalence and the predominant use of AAS, doping among fitness centre visitors is an issue of extreme relevance for the health care system. Our study may help to characterize further doping substance users and to develop and apply prevention and intervention programmes specifically to individuals at high risk.</jats:p>
Autoren
  • Perikles Simon
  • Heiko Striegel
  • Fabian Aust
  • Klaus Dietz
  • Rolf Ulrich
DOI
10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01568.x
eISSN
1360-0443
ISSN
0965-2140
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
11
Zeitschrift
Addiction
Sprache
en
Online publication date
2006
Paginierung
1640 - 1644
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2006
Status
Published
Herausgeber
Wiley
Herausgeber URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01568.x
Datum der Datenerfassung
2023
Titel
Doping in fitness sports: estimated number of unreported cases and individual probability of doping
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
101

Datenquelle: Crossref

Abstract
<h4>Aims</h4>Recent studies have suggested that the use of doping substances and particularly of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) is often practised by fitness centre visitors. These studies employed direct interview techniques and questionnaires to assess the estimated number of unreported cases of doping. Because people hesitate to provide compromising information about themselves, these techniques are subject to response errors. In this study we applied an alternative interview technique to assess more accurately unreported cases of doping in fitness centres.<h4>Design and participants</h4>The present investigation employed the randomized response technique (RRT) to reduce response errors. A cohort of 500 people from 49 fitness centres participated in this study.<h4>Finding</h4>The RRT revealed a high prevalence of doping (12.5%). In addition, and most importantly, the present RRT study revealed an alarmingly high prevalence of illicit drug use, specifically of cocaine use, that has been severely underestimated by previous studies.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The RRT confirmed previously estimated rates of AAS use assessed by direct interview techniques and voluntary questionnaires, but uncovered a much higher usage rate of illicit drugs among fitness centre visitors. This outcome enabled us to construct a 'probability' rating for the use of doping substances in fitness centre visitors. Given its high prevalence and the predominant use of AAS, doping among fitness centre visitors is an issue of extreme relevance for the health care system. Our study may help to characterize further doping substance users and to develop and apply prevention and intervention programmes specifically to individuals at high risk.
Addresses
  • University of Tuebingen, Department of Sports Medicine, General Internal Medicine V, Tuebingen, Germany.
Autoren
  • Perikles Simon
  • Heiko Striegel
  • Fabian Aust
  • Klaus Dietz
  • Rolf Ulrich
DOI
10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01568.x
eISSN
1360-0443
Externe Identifier
  • PubMed Identifier: 17034444
Open access
false
ISSN
0965-2140
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
11
Zeitschrift
Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Schlüsselwörter
  • Humans
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders
  • Anabolic Agents
  • Prevalence
  • Probability
  • Substance Abuse Detection
  • Doping in Sports
  • Adult
  • Fitness Centers
  • Female
  • Male
Sprache
eng
Medium
Print
Paginierung
1640 - 1644
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2006
Status
Published
Datum der Datenerfassung
2006
Titel
Doping in fitness sports: estimated number of unreported cases and individual probability of doping.
Sub types
  • Multicenter Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Journal Article
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
101

Datenquelle: Europe PubMed Central

Abstract
AIMS: Recent studies have suggested that the use of doping substances and particularly of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) is often practised by fitness centre visitors. These studies employed direct interview techniques and questionnaires to assess the estimated number of unreported cases of doping. Because people hesitate to provide compromising information about themselves, these techniques are subject to response errors. In this study we applied an alternative interview technique to assess more accurately unreported cases of doping in fitness centres. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: The present investigation employed the randomized response technique (RRT) to reduce response errors. A cohort of 500 people from 49 fitness centres participated in this study. FINDING: The RRT revealed a high prevalence of doping (12.5%). In addition, and most importantly, the present RRT study revealed an alarmingly high prevalence of illicit drug use, specifically of cocaine use, that has been severely underestimated by previous studies. CONCLUSIONS: The RRT confirmed previously estimated rates of AAS use assessed by direct interview techniques and voluntary questionnaires, but uncovered a much higher usage rate of illicit drugs among fitness centre visitors. This outcome enabled us to construct a 'probability' rating for the use of doping substances in fitness centre visitors. Given its high prevalence and the predominant use of AAS, doping among fitness centre visitors is an issue of extreme relevance for the health care system. Our study may help to characterize further doping substance users and to develop and apply prevention and intervention programmes specifically to individuals at high risk.
Autoren
  • Perikles Simon
  • Heiko Striegel
  • Fabian Aust
  • Klaus Dietz
  • Rolf Ulrich
Autoren-URL
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17034444
DOI
10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01568.x
ISSN
0965-2140
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
11
Zeitschrift
Addiction
Schlüsselwörter
  • Adult
  • Anabolic Agents
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders
  • Doping in Sports
  • Female
  • Fitness Centers
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • Probability
  • Substance Abuse Detection
Sprache
eng
Country
England
Paginierung
1640 - 1644
PII
ADD1568
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2006
Status
Published
Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde
2007
Titel
Doping in fitness sports: estimated number of unreported cases and individual probability of doping.
Sub types
  • Journal Article
  • Multicenter Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
101

Datenquelle: PubMed

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