The Effect of the Model of Organizational Infrastructure on Collegiate Athletic Trainer Job Satisfaction: A Critically Appraised Topic

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Emily A. Hall University of South Florida

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Rebecca M. Lopez University of South Florida

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.2019-0066
Keywords:
academic model; athletics model; medical model; role strain; work-life balance
First Published Online:
10 Feb 2020
In Print:
Volume 25: Issue 4
Page Range:
176–180
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Clinical Question: Does the medical model of organizational structure compared to either the academic or traditional models have a greater influence on job satisfaction and quality of life in collegiate athletic trainers? Clinical Bottom Line: Based on the quality of the person-oriented evidence available, the recommendation to adopt the medical model for athletic training staff would receive a Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy (SORT) grade of B.

The authors are with Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.

Hall (eannehall@usf.edu) is corresponding author.
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