Context: Athletic trainers have traditionally conceptualized rehabilitation programs in terms of 3 distinct physiologic phases; however, these phases appear to neglect athletes' psychosocial responses to their injuries. Objective: To document injured athletes' psychosocial responses during the different phases of injury rehabilitation. Design: Qualitative study. Setting: National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II university in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 8 previously injured athletes (4 men and 4 women) participated in the study. Data Collection and Analysis: We collected participant data by using semistructured interviews, transcribed verbatim and analyzed by directed content analysis. Established themes were triangulated to determine trustworthiness. Results: Initially, athletes' cognitive appraisals were predominately negative in nature, leading to negative emotions. These appraisals changed after diagnosis and when moving to the re...

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Psychosocial responses during different phases of sport-injury rehabilitation: a qualitative study.

To date, much research has been devoted to understanding how anxiety can affect sport performance, both in practice and in competitive settings. It is well known that sport has the potential for high levels of stress and anxiety, and that practicing and employing a range of psychological strategies can be beneficial in anxiety management. Equally, growing evidence also suggests that anxiety can play a role in sport injury prevention, occurrence, rehabilitation, and the return to sport process. The purpose of this paper is to provide current insights into sport-related anxiety. More specifically, it will provide the reader with definitions and theoretical conceptualizations of sport-related anxiety. This will be followed by making a case for considering the term "performance" to be broader than activities associated with sport-related performance in practice and competition, by including performance activities associated with sport injury prevention, rehabilitation, and the return to sport process. The paper will then highlight the importance of recognizing early signs and symptoms of anxiety, and the potential need for referral. Finally, the conclusions will emphasize the need for appropriate, client-specific, and practitioner competent care for athletes experiencing sport-related anxiety.

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Sport-related anxiety: current insights.

Collegiate athletes' mental health services utilization: A systematic review of conceptualizations, operationalizations, facilitators, and barriers

Athletic identity foreclosure refers to commitment to the athlete role in the absence of exploration of occupational or ideological alternatives. This article traces the theoretical underpinnings of the construct, examines the role of sport participation in identity development, and provides an overview of the course, correlates, and consequences of athletic identity foreclosure. Implications for future research are discussed.

Athletic identity foreclosure.

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Psychosocial Factors in Sports Injury Rehabilitation and Return to Play

Context: Adherence to sport-injury rehabilitation protocols may be pivotal in ensuring successful rehabilitation and return-to-play outcomes. Objectives: To investigate athletic trainers' perspectives related to the degree to which rehabilitation adherence is an issue in collegiate athletic training settings, gain insight from certified athletic trainers regarding the factors contributing to rehabilitation nonadherence (underadherence and overadherence), and ascertain views on the most effective means for promoting adherence. Design: Crosssectional, mixed methods. Setting: Collegiate athletic training in the United States. Participants: Certified athletic trainers (n = 479; 234 male, 245 female). Main Outcome Measures: Online survey consisting of 3 questions regarding rehabilitation adherence, each followed by an open-ended comments section. Descriptive statistics were calculated for quantitative items; hierarchical content analyses were conducted for qualitative items. Results: Most (98.3%) participants ...

Certified Athletic Trainers' Perspectives on Rehabilitation Adherence in Collegiate Athletic Training Settings

CONTEXT: Rehabilitation adherence is accepted as a critical component for attaining optimal outcomes. Poor adherence is recognized as a problem in the athletic training setting. Measurement has been inconsistent, and no measure has been developed for athletic training settings.
OBJECTIVE: To identify indicators of sport-injury rehabilitation adherence relevant to athletic training and develop a Rehabilitation Adherence Measure for Athletic Training (RAdMAT) based on these indicators.
DESIGN: Mixed methods, 3 steps.
SETTING: College athletic training facility.
PARTICIPANTS: Practicing certified athletic trainers (ATCs; n=7) generated items, experts (n=12) reviewed them, and practicing ATCs (n=164) completed the RAdMAT for their most, average, and least adherent athlete.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: RAdMAT.
RESULTS: The RAdMAT is 16 items with 3 subscales. Subscales and total have good internal consistency and clearly discriminate among adherence levels.
CONCLUSIONS: The RAdMAT is based on scholarly literature and clinical practice, making it particularly appropriate for use in athletic training clinical practice or for research purposes.

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Development of a Measure of Rehabilitation Adherence for Athletic Training

Psychosocial Strategies for Athletic Training

Existing theoretical frameworks (for more details, see Chapter 3) and empirical
evidence are in agreement that rehabilitation adherence is an essential component
for successful sport injury rehabilitation (Arnheim and Prentice, 2000; Bassett,
2003; Bassett and Prapavessis, 2007; Fisher, Mullins and Frye, 1993; Flint, 1998;
Kolt, Brewer, Pizzari, Schoo and Garrett, 2007;Taylor and May, 1996; Udry, 1997).
More specifically, rehabilitation nonadherence has been associated with poorer
overall rehabilitation outcomes (for example, functional ability, strength, range of
motion; (Brewer, 1998; Brewer et al., 2000) and potentially has an impact on
increasing the risk of re-injury (Arnheim and Prentice, 2000).

Psychological aspects of rehabilitation adherence

CONTEXT
Patient's mental health has been recognized as important to providing patient-centered care in athletic training.1 Further, the Stress-Injury Model indicates there are three inter-related categories of antecedents to injury risk: stress, personality, and coping.2 Given that identification of mental health issues and injury prevention are within the scope of athletic training practice, this research examines these three categories of stress (including sport anxiety), personality (specifically neuroticism), and coping.


OBJECTIVE
The current study examined stress, sport anxiety, neuroticism, and coping in student-athletes.


DESIGN
Cross-Sectional Study.


SETTING
University athletics.


PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS
The sample was comprised of 86 student-athletes competing at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.


MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S)
Perceived Stress Scale,17 Sport Anxiety Scale - 2,20 Neuroticism scale of the Big Five Inventory,22 and Brief COPE24 were used to measure stress, sport anxiety, neuroticism, and coping, respectively.


RESULTS
Results from Pearson correlations indicated that sport anxiety was positively related to stress (r = .446, p < .001) and neuroticism (r = .311, p <.01) and not related to emotion-focused coping, (r=.2770, p = .804). Regression analyses yielded results suggesting that neuroticism was a negative predictor of emotion-focused coping (b = -.373, p <.001), and sport anxiety and stress were predictors of dysfunctional coping (b = .120, p <.05; b = .037, p < .05). Stress, sport anxiety, and neuroticism were not found to be predictors of problem-focused coping.


CONCLUSIONS
Results demonstrate support for the relationship between stress, sport anxiety, neuroticism, and coping in NCAA Division III student-athletes. Such results warrant future exploration to inform behavioral interventions targeting student-athlete psychosocial factors in order to promote improved performance, reduce injury risk factors (e.g., stress, personality, coping), and improve student-athlete mental health and well-being.

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Examination of stress, sport anxiety, neuroticism, and coping in student-athletes: Implications for patient mental health.

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