Health conditions among retired professional footballers : a scoping review

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Objective: To conduct a scoping review providing an overview of the health conditions occuring in retired male and female professional footballers, with an emphasis on musculoskeletal, mental, neurocognitive, cardiovascular and reproductive health conditions.

Methods: In January 2022, a comprehensive systematic literature search in three databases (MEDLINE via PubMed, SPORTDiscus via EBSCOhost and EMBASE) was conducted for common health conditions among retired male and female professional footballers. Primary research studies (full text available online) which described the incidence or prevalence of a health condition (musculoskeletal, mental, neurocognitive, cardiovascular, reproductive) among retired male and female professional footballers were included for review. Case reports, qualitative research and grey literature were omitted.

Results: In total, 917 eligible articles were identified from the databases, with 41 meeting the eligibility criteria. Osteoarthritis of the hip, knee and ankle were found to be common among retired professional footballers. Mental health symptoms (eg, anxiety, depression) are experienced by retired male and female professional footballers. The incidence of neurocognitive disease appears to be higher among retired male professional footballers than among matched controls. There is very limited evidence examining the presence of health conditions in retired female professional footballers.

Conclusion: Osteoarthritis of the lower limb, musculoskeletal pain and mental health symptoms are common among retired professional footballers. Knowledge about the occurrence and timing of musculoskeletal, mental health and neurocognitive conditions among retired professional footballers can be used by a wide range of stakeholders to proactively intervene during and after a player's career to mitigate risk.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

BMJ open sport & exercise medicine - 8(2022), 2 vom: 31., Seite e001196

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Carmody, Sean [VerfasserIn]
Anemaat, Karlijn [VerfasserIn]
Massey, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Kerkhoffs, Gino [VerfasserIn]
Gouttebarge, Vincent [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Football
Journal Article
Mental
Osteoarthritis
Review

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Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001196

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340565918