A dominance analysis of subjective cognitive complaint comorbidities in former professional football players with and without mild cognitive impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Subjective cognitive difficulties (SCDs) are associated with factors commonly reported in older adults and former contact sport athletes, regardless of objective cognitive decline. We investigated the relative contribution of these factors to SCD in former National Football League (NFL)-players with and without a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Methods

Former NFL players (n = 907) aged ≥ 50 years (mean = 64.7 ± 8.9), with (n = 165) and without (n = 742) a diagnosis of MCI completed health questionnaires. Multivariable regression and dominance analyses determined the relative importance of SCD factors on SCD: 1) depression, 2) anxiety, 3) sleep disturbance, 4) pain interference, 5) ability to participate in social roles and activities, 6) stress-relat

SUBMITTER: Brett BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9971325 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature