Yes / Sport-related concussion (SRC) and physical pain are both associated with poor mental health, impaired cognition, and
reduced quality of life. Despite SRC and physical pain often co-occurring, there is little research that investigates these
two factors together, and therefore it is difficult to conclude which of these contributes to the negative outcomes asso ciated with them. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of SRC and physical pain on mental health,
cognitive ability, and quality of life. Depression was measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression
Scale, anxiety was assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory while the SF-12 recorded health-related quality of
life. A trail making task (TMT) assessed cognitive flexibility of participants. Analysis of 83 participants (43 concussed)
revealed that SRC led to reduced accuracy on TMT(A) and (B), whereas physical pain was responsible for poorer mental
health and reduced quality of life. This study highlights the influence that SRC has on cognitive ability and the impact that
physical pain has on mental health and quality of life. With this information, we are better placed to predict the negative
consequences of SRC and physical pain and therefore tailor support accordingly.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/19428 |
| Date | 05 May 2023 |
| Creators | Walker, Daniel, Qureshi, A.W., Marchant, David, Ford, B., Balani, A.B. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, Published version |
| Rights | © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Sage. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage)., CC-BY-NC |
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