| Title |
Sport-Related Concussion and Mental Health Outcomes in Elite Athletes: A Systematic Review
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| Published in |
Sports Medicine, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s40279-017-0810-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Simon M. Rice, Alexandra G. Parker, Simon Rosenbaum, Alan Bailey, Daveena Mawren, Rosemary Purcell |
| Abstract |
Elite athletes can experience a diverse range of symptoms following post-concussive injury. The impact of sport-related concussion on specific mental health outcomes is unclear in this population. The aim was to appraise the evidence base regarding the association between sport-related concussion and mental health outcomes in athletes competing at elite and professional levels. A systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE, SPORTDiscus, PsycINFO, Cochrane, and Cinahl databases was conducted. A total of 27 studies met inclusion criteria for review. Most of the included studies (67%, n = 18) were published in 2014 or later. Study methodology and reporting varied markedly. The extant research has been conducted predominantly in North America (USA, n = 23 studies; Canada, n = 3), often in male only (44.4%, n = 12) and college (70.4%, n = 19) samples. Depression is the most commonly studied mental health outcome (70.4%, n = 19 studies). Cross-sectional retrospective studies and studies including a control comparison tend to support an association between concussion exposure and depression symptoms, although several studies report that these symptoms resolved in the medium term (i.e. 1 month) post-concussion. Evidence for anxiety is mixed. There are insufficient studies to draw conclusions for other mental health domains. Consistent with current recommendations to assess mood disturbance in post-concussive examinations, current evidence suggests a link between sports-related concussion and depression symptoms in elite athletes. Causation cannot be determined at this stage of enquiry because of the lack of well-designed, prospective studies. More research is required that considers a range of mental health outcomes in diverse samples of elite athletes/sports. |
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| United States | 18 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 12 | 14% |
| Australia | 11 | 13% |
| Canada | 10 | 12% |
| Ireland | 4 | 5% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
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| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
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| Scientists | 28 | 33% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 39 | 9% |
| Researcher | 24 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 22 | 5% |
| Other | 62 | 15% |
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| Psychology | 56 | 13% |
| Sports and Recreations | 53 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 38 | 9% |
| Neuroscience | 20 | 5% |
| Other | 40 | 9% |
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