Mental distress is associated with injury and illness in elite Para athletes: a 44-week prospective study over 13 860 athlete days
Elite Para athletes report a moderate rate of symptoms of anxiety and depression, and there were associations between reporting mental distress and experiencing an injury or illness affecting athletes' participation in sports. The findings highlight the importance of longitudinal mental health monitoring and multidisciplinary support systems targeting those athletes reporting mental distress, injury or illness.
Authors
- Eirik Halvorsen Wik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6266-3270)
- Göran Kenttä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9921-6586)
- Kristina Fagher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9524-7553)
- Tommy Karls
- Wayne Derman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8879-177X)
- Marte Bentzen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6911-1302)
- Jari Havela
- Adam Stenman
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Lund University (SE)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (SE)
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002267
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.49
Funders
- Stiftelsen Promobilia
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Norrbacka-Eugeniastiftelsen
- Centrum för idrottsforskning