Epidemiology of mental health conditions in incoming division I collegiate athletes
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Epidemiologie mentaler Gesundheitsbedingungen bei neu in die Division I hereinkommenden College-Sportlern |
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Autor: | Sarac, Nikolas; Sarac, Benjamin; Pedroza, Angela; Borchers, James |
Erschienen in: | The physician and sportsmedicine |
Veröffentlicht: | 46 (2018), 2, S. 242-248, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0091-3847, 2326-3660 |
DOI: | 10.1080/00913847.2018.1427412 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201807004828 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of mental health conditions in incoming American Division I collegiate athletes. Methods: Pre-participation physical questionnaires from 1118 incoming student athletes at a Division I Institution were collected retrospectively from 2011–2017. Data collected included lifetime history of any mental health condition, musculoskeletal injuries, concussions, and post-concussion depression. History of any mental health condition was evaluated by gender and sport played. It was also evaluated in comparison to musculoskeletal injuries and concussions. Results: The lifetime prevalence of any mental health condition was 14.0% for all athletes, 14.2% for male athletes, and 13.6% for female athletes. Individual sports reported a greater prevalence (17.2%) than did team sports (11.8%) (p = 0.010). The prevalence was also higher in contact sports (16.4%) than in non-contact sports (12.5%), although this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.072). There was a significant association between mental health condition and all four major groups of injuries examined: upper extremity (p = 0.043), lower extremity (p = 0.007), axial skeletal (p < 0.001), and concussions (p = 0.039). Post-concussion depression occurred in 2.0% of all athletes reporting a concussion. Conclusion: The lifetime prevalence of mental health conditions in this population (14.0%) is far less than estimates in the general population. This observation may be due to a combination of factors including exercise/athletic participation mitigating depressive symptoms, competitive selection, and underreporting. History of a mental health condition may be associated with injury, although causation cannot be determined.