ReviewOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2020
Effects of Psychological Interventions on the Prevention of Sports Injuries: A Meta-analysis.
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- Bidirectional Relationship Between Mental Health and Sports Injury in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- School based prevention of children's sports injuries: a cluster randomized controlled trial integrating psychological skills training to reduce injury risk and improve emotional health.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Musculoskeletal Injury Risk in a Military Cadet Population Participating in an Injury-Prevention Program.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Trial
- From Slump to Comeback: Psychological Determinants of Performance Decline, Burnout, and Recovery in Competitive Athletes-A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Mental Training and Flow in Wheelchair Basketball: The Mediating Role of Injury Anxiety.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Competitive Anxiety, Sports Injury, and Playing Category in Youth Soccer Players.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- International Ski and Snowboard Federation consensus statement on warm-up and cool-down in competitive alpine and freestyle skiers and snowboarders.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- Determinants of the severity of sports injuries among students in sports disciplines at higher education institutions.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The Role of Sport Psychology in Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation in Junior Athletes.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Co-creating holistic injury prevention training for youth handball: Development of an intervention targeting end-users at the individual, team, and organizational levels.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Developing a data-driven multimodal injury and illness prevention programme in male professional football based on a risk management model: the IP2 NetWork.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Not All Injuries Are the Same: Different Patterns in Sports Injuries and Their Psychosocial Correlates.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Mental Health in the Specialized Athlete.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2023Review
- Current concepts and practical applications for recovery, growth, and peak performance following significant athletic injury.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- A Comprehensive Summary of Systematic Reviews on Sports Injury Prevention Strategies.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundStudies have shown that preventive psychological interventions can reduce the occurrence of sports injuries. PURPOSE: To systematically evaluate the published literature on the effects of psychological interventions on rates of sports injuries and propose a set of psychological interventions to reduce such injuries. STUDY
designSystematic review; Level of evidence, 1.
methodsA total of 11 randomized controlled trials and intervention control trials involving 1287 participants were included. A random-effects model was used to analyze the data. Pooled results were expressed as effect sizes and 95% CIs. Bias and heterogeneity among the studies were assessed, and sensitivity and subgroup analyses were performed.
resultsMeta-analysis suggested that preventive psychological interventions effectively prevented the occurrence of sports injuries (effect size = -0.55;
conclusionPreventive psychological interventions moderately reduced the risk of sports injuries. Risk screening also significantly reduced the risk of sports injuries. These interventions should focus on cognitive behavior and be administered in 1 to 6 sessions over 7 to 12 weeks for 60 minutes per session.
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