ArticleHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2020
Negative health consequences of pain catastrophizing among retired National Football League athletes.
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- Association of arthritis and total joint arthroplasty with self-reported function in former professional American-style football players.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Prevalence of anxiety and depression in former elite athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Pain Acceptance Among Retired National Football League Athletes: Implications for Clinical Intervention.Journal of clinical sport psychology · 2023Article
- "Hidden gains"? Measuring the impact of mindfulness-based interventions for people with mild traumatic brain injury: a scoping review.Brain injury · 2022Article
- High School Football and Risk for Depression and Suicidality in Adulthood: Findings From a National Longitudinal Study.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Predictors and Correlates of Perceived Cognitive Decline in Retired Professional Rugby League Players.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Predictors and Correlates of Depression in Retired Elite Level Rugby League Players.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- History of opioid use as a risk factor for current use and mental health consequences among retired National Football League athletes: A 9-year follow-up investigation.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
- Pain Catastrophizing and Substance Misuse: A Scoping Review of the Literature.Harvard review of psychiatryArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study examined the association between pain catastrophizing with pain interference, depressive symptoms, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among National Football League (NFL) retirees.
methodFormer NFL athletes from the Retired NFL Players Association (
resultsMany retired NFL athletes reported moderate-severe depressive symptoms as well as poorer perceived physical health compared with general medical patients. Greater pain catastrophizing was associated with more severe pain interference, greater odds of reporting moderate-severe depressive symptoms, and lower odds of reporting average and above physical and mental HRQoL after adjusting for relevant covariates. Concussions were not associated with any of the study outcomes.
conclusionsGiven the findings from this study, health care professionals should monitor symptoms of catastrophizing among current and retired NFL athletes. Assessment and requisite treatment of pain catastrophizing may assist these elite athletes in reducing depressive symptoms, while improving pain interference and HRQoL in this population. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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