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Depression, Anxiety, and Alcohol Use in Elite Rugby League Players Over a Competitive Season.
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Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine . Nov2017, Vol. 27 Issue 6, p530-535. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objective: To assess the prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and rates of alcohol misuse in elite rugby league players in Australasia. Design: A cross-sectional, epidemiological study with repeated measures. Setting: Surveys were conducted during the 2015 preseason and inseason. Participants: Four hundred four elite rugby league players participated preseason and 278 players in-season. Main Outcome Measures: Symptoms of depression were measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scale, symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) with the GAD-7 scale, and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption scale was used to assess hazardous alcohol use. Results: The overall prevalence of depression was 12.6% preseason and 10.1% in-season. Generalized anxiety disorder had a prevalence of 14.6% and 10.1% for these 2 periods. Overall, 68.6% of players had hazardous levels of alcohol use preseason, and 62.8% in-season. There was no significant difference for any of the main outcomes between the periods. Players with a history of mental illnesses had 5.62 greater odds (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.62-12.04) of depression than those without during preseason, and 22.08 greater odds (95% CI, 7.77-62.71) in-season. Players reporting ≥3 previous concussions had 2.02 greater odds (95% CI, 1.07-3.82) of depression than those reporting ≤2 in the preseason sample. Conclusions: Rugby league players have a lower prevalence of depression compared with studies of the general population and other athletes, but a higher prevalence of GAD, and high rates of alcohol misuse. Clubs may consider implementing regular screening for these conditions. Further prospective research to determine causality of independent factors is required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1050642X
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126117964
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000411