Competitive athletes' psychological and emotional experiences of injury rehabilitation: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sporting injuries have a psychological impact on competitive athletes, though most research focusses on the time of injury and returning to play. A greater understanding of the impact of injury rehabilitation programs on athletes is required. This scoping review synthesised the current peer-reviewed literature on the psychological and emotional experiences of competitive athletes undergoing injury rehabilitation.

Method

A systematic search of the PsycInfo, SportDiscus, MEDLINE, and Scopus electronic databases was conducted using keywords relating to psychology, rehabilitation, athletes, and injuries from January 1980 to April 2024. Studies that focussed on mental or psychological wellbeing during injury rehabilitation among competitive athletes aged ≥18 years who

SUBMITTER: Jaekel HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12683862 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature