Depression, Pain, and Quality of Life in Retired Professional Football Players

2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S117
Author(s):  
Dustin Z. DeYoung ◽  
Richard R. Dopp ◽  
Thomas L. Schwenk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football

scholarly journals The Effect of Dietary Supplements on the Quality of Life of Retired Professional Football Players

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Sinnott ◽  
Rolando Lorenzo Maddela ◽  
Sejong Bae ◽  
Talitha Best
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football

scholarly journals Exposure to American Football and Neuropsychiatric Health in Former National Football League Players: Findings From the Football Players Health Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (12) ◽  
pp. 2871-2880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea L. Roberts ◽  
Alvaro Pascual-Leone ◽  
Frank E. Speizer ◽  
Ross D. Zafonte ◽  
Aaron L. Baggish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Self Report ◽  
American Football ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Poor Cognition

Background: Former American football players have a higher prevalence of cognitive impairment than that of the US general population. It remains unknown what aspects of playing football are associated with neuropsychiatric outcomes. Hypothesis: It was hypothesized that seasons of professional football, playing position, and experience of concussions were associated with cognition-related quality of life (QOL) and indicators of depression and anxiety. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: The authors examined whether seasons of professional football, playing position, and experience of concussions, as measured by self-report of 10 symptoms, were associated with cognition-related QOL and indicators of depression and anxiety in a cross-sectional survey conducted 2015 to 2017. Cognition-related QOL was measured by the short form of the Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders: Applied Cognition–General Concerns. The Patient Health Questionnaire–4 measured depression and anxiety symptoms. Of 13,720 eligible men with apparently valid contact information, 3506 players returned a questionnaire at the time of this analysis (response rate = 25.6%). Results: Seasons of professional play (risk ratio [RR] per 5 seasons = 1.19, 95% CI = 1.06-1.34) and playing position were associated with cognition-related QOL. Each 5 seasons of play was associated with 9% increased risk of indicators of depression at borderline statistical significance ( P = .05). When compared with former kickers, punters, and quarterbacks, men who played any other position had a higher risk of poor cognition-related QOL, depression, and anxiety. Concussion symptoms were strongly associated with poor cognition-related QOL (highest concussion quartile, RR = 22.3, P < .001), depression (highest quartile, RR = 6.0, P < .0001), and anxiety (highest quartile, RR = 6.4, P < .0001), even 20 years after last professional play. Conclusion: The data suggest that seasons of play and playing position in the NFL are associated with lasting neuropsychiatric health deficits. Additionally, poor cognition-related QOL, depression, and anxiety appear to be associated with concussion in the long term.

scholarly journals Clinical Hip Osteoarthritis in Current and Former Professional Footballers and Its Effect on Hip Function and Quality of Life

2021 ◽  
pp. 284-290
Author(s):  
Dennie van den Noort ◽  
Emmeline Oltmans ◽  
Haruhito Aoki ◽  
Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs ◽  
Vincent Gouttebarge
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hip Osteoarthritis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Hip Function ◽  
Professional Footballer

The objective of the study was to establish the prevalence of clinical hip osteoarthritis in current and former professional footballers and to explore its consequences on hip function and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A cross-sectional study by means of questionnaire was conducted among current and former professional footballers fulfilling the following inclusion criteria: (1) male (2) active or retired professional footballer (3) member of FIFPRO (Football Players Worldwide) (4) between 18 and 50 years old (5) could read and understand texts in French, Spanish, or English. Controls (matched for: gender, age, body weight and height) were also recruited. The main outcome measures were clinical hip osteoarthritis, hip function and HRQoL. Questionnaires were sent to 2,500 members of which 1,401 participated (1,000 current and 401 former professional footballers). Fifty-two controls were recruited. Prevalence of hip osteoarthritis was 2% among current and 8% among former professional footballers. Hip function was significantly (p ≤ 0.001) lower in both types of footballers with hip osteoarthritis than in footballers without hip osteoarthritis and controls. Current and former professional footballers with hip osteoarthritis reported significantly lower physical health scores (p = 0.032, p = 0.002) than those without. Hip osteoarthritis led to a significantly lower score in the physical (p = 0.004) and mental (p = 0.014) component of HRQoL in former footballers compared to the controls, while in current footballers only the physical component was significantly (p = 0.012) lower compared to the controls. Hip osteoarthritis has a higher prevalence in former than in current professional footballers and impacts hip function and HRQoL negatively.

Quality of Life and Energy Expenditure in Transplant Recipient Football Players

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 2758-2760 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Totti ◽  
M. Zancanaro ◽  
M. Trerotola ◽  
A. Nanni Costa ◽  
T. Antonetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Football Players

scholarly journals Dietary supplementation and the quality of life of retired football players

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. P28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A Sinnott ◽  
Rolando L Maddela ◽  
Sejong Bae ◽  
Talitha Best
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Dietary Supplementation ◽  
Football Players

Aggression and Quality Of Life in Collegiate Football Players at Pre-season and One-year Follow Up

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 843
Author(s):  
Elliott Bueler ◽  
Daniel Epstein ◽  
Charlie Hicks-Little ◽  
Arwen Fuller ◽  
Jennifer DiMuzio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Football Players ◽  
One Year ◽  
Collegiate Football

Influence of Match Location, Quality of Opponents, and Match Status on Movement Patterns in Brazilian Professional Football Players

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 2155-2161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Aquino ◽  
Guilherme H. Munhoz Martins ◽  
Luiz H. Palucci Vieira ◽  
Rafael P. Menezes
Keyword(s):  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Match Location

scholarly journals INVESTIGATION OF MENTAL HEALTH OF AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC PERIOD

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Akgün ◽  
Mürsel Biçer ◽  
Mehmet Vural
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Subjective Sleep Quality ◽  
Subjective Sleep ◽  
Significant Difference

The aim of this study is to investigate the mental health of amateur and professional football players during the Covid-19 pandemic period. For this purpose, 49 amateur female, 68 amateur male and 34 professional male football players participated in the study. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index consisting of 24 questions and the Beck Depression Scale consisting of 21 questions were applied to measure the sleep quality and depression symptoms of the participants. The obtained data were analyzed with the SPSS 22.0 program. Values were presented as minimum, maximum, mean, standard deviation, and standard error. Significance level was accepted as p<0.05. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to test for normality. One Way Anova and LSD tests were performed to analyze the differences between groups. There were significant differences in BDI total score, subjective sleep quality and sleep disorder parameters when grouped by age. (p<0.05) Significant differences were found in BDI total score, subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep disturbance, and total PUKI score parameters when grouped by sport categories. (p<0.05) No significant difference was found in any parameter in grouping the participants according to sports age. (p>0.05) As a result, it can be said that the sleep quality of amateur women and amateur men is bad, and the sleep quality of professional men is good during the Covid-19 pandemic period. It can be said that the depression symptoms of amateur women are bad, the amateur men's group is moderate, and the depression symptoms of professional men are good. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0785/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

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