Occurrence of mental health symptoms and disorders in current and former elite athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives: To present an overview of the existing epidemiological evidence regarding the occurrence of mental health symptoms and disorders among current and former elite athletes. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources: Five electronic databases were searched from inception to November 2018: PubMed (MEDLINE), SportDiscus via EBSCO, PSycINFO via ProQuest, Scopus and Cochrane. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies: We included original quantitative studies that were written in English, were conducted exclusively among current or former elite athletes, and presented incidence or prevalence rates of symptoms of mental disorders. Results: Twenty-two relevant original studies about mental health symptoms and disorders among current elite athletes were included: they presented data especially on symptoms of distress, sleep disturbance, anxiety/depression and alcohol misuse. Meta-analyses comprising 2895 to 5555 current elite athletes showed that the prevalence of mental health symptoms and disorders ranged from 19% for alcohol misuse to 34% for anxiety/depression. Fifteen relevant original studies about mental health symptoms and disorders among former elite athletes were included: they similarly presented data especially about symptoms of distress, sleep disturbance, anxiety/depression and alcohol misuse. Meta-analyses comprising 1579 to 1686 former elite athletes showed that the prevalence of mental health symptoms and disorders ranged from 16% for distress to 26% for anxiety/depression. Conclusions: Our meta-analyses showed that the prevalence of mental health symptoms and disorders ranged from 19% for alcohol misuse to 34% for anxiety/depression for current elite athletes, and from 16% for distress to 26% for anxiety/depression for former elite athletes.
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Aiheet: urheilupsykologia terveys tunne käyttäytyminen huippu-urheilu persoonallisuus psyykkiset ominaisuudet psykologinen sääntely sairaus stressi henkinen
Aihealueet: valmennusoppi yhteiskuntatieteet biologiset ja lääketieteelliset tieteet
Tagging: mentale Gesundheit
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100671
Julkaisussa: British Journal of Sports Medicine
Julkaistu: 2019
Vuosikerta: 53
Numero: 11
Sivuja: 700-707
Julkaisutyypit: artikkeli
kirjallisuusanalyysi
Kieli: englanti (kieli)
Taso: kehittynyt