Suicide and depression in former contact sports participants: population-based cohort study, systematic review, and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Former participants in sports characterised by low intensity repetitive head impact appear to have elevated rates of later dementia, but links with other psychological health outcomes such as depression and suicide are uncertain. We quantified the occurrence of these endpoints in former contact sports athletes against general population controls using new data from a cohort study and a meta-analysis.

Methods

The cohort study comprised 2004 retired male athletes, who had competed internationally as amateurs for Finland across a range of sports, and 1385 general population controls. All study members were linked to mortality and hospitalisation registries. In the PROSPERO-registered systematic review (CRD42022352780), we searched PubMed and Embase to October 31 2022

SUBMITTER: Batty GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10314167 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature