Association Between Co-occurring Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms at Baseline and Risk for Sports-Related Concussion in Collegiate Athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited research examining whether mental health problems increase the risk for future concussions, even though these problems are highly prevalent in college-aged populations-including student-athletes.

Purpose/hypothesis

To examine whether affective disturbance (ie, depressive and anxiety symptoms) at baseline increases the risk for prospective concussion. It was hypothesized that athletes with co-occurring depressive/anxiety symptoms would incur the greatest risk for injury.

Methods

A total of 878 collegiate athletes completed baseline neuropsychological testing. Athletes were separated into the following 4 groups based on self-reported anxiety and depressive symptoms at baseline: healthy controls; depressive symptoms alone; anxiety symptoms alo

SUBMITTER: Thomas GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11191608 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature