Self-reported prevalence of sleep and mental health disorders in current and former athletes: a preliminary cross-sectional investigation of help-seeking behaviours

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS

ACS Applied Bio Materials Pub Date : 2024-06-06 DOI:10.1080/00050067.2024.2357283

Ashley Montero, J. Baranoff, R. Adams, M. Drummond

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Objective: Athletes typically report a high prevalence of mental health issues and face significant barriers within the sporting environment that prevent help seeking. However, little is known about how retired or non-elite athletes engage with support; this lack of empirical data is even more pronounced in the case of sleep disorders. Method: A cross-sectional online survey was completed by current and former athletes ( n = 946; 495 women, 444 men, 7 non-binary) from all sports and competition levels in seven countries. Self-disclosed diagnosis history, help-seeking behaviours, and functional impact of sleep and mental health disorders were assessed. Results: Comparable rates of mental health disorders were observed between current athletes (39.3%) and former athletes (42.0%), OR = 1.17, p = .337. Similarly, comparable rates of sleep disorders were observed between current athletes (25.4%) and former athletes (30.9%), OR = 1.20, p = .298. Men reported lower mental health disorder prevalence than women (32.9% vs. 46.3%), OR = 1.82, p < .001. Gender differences were also evident in the types of disorders reported. For sleep disorders, men were less likely to seek assistance from a psychologist than women (8.4% vs. 26.2%), p < .001,φ = 0.23. No differences in help seeking avenues for mental health were observed. Comorbid disorders had more frequent functional impairment than individual sleep or mental health disorders. Conclusions: These self-reported prevalence estimates have significance for practitioners and clinicians. Data indicates the most prevalent types of disorders in these populations and where athletes

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现役和退役运动员自我报告的睡眠和心理健康障碍患病率：对求助行为的初步横断面调查

目的：运动员通常都有较高的心理健康问题，并且在运动环境中面临着阻碍他们寻求帮助的重大障碍。然而，人们对退役运动员或非精英运动员如何寻求支持却知之甚少；这种缺乏经验数据的情况在睡眠障碍方面更为明显。调查方法来自七个国家所有运动项目和比赛级别的现役和退役运动员（n = 946；495 名女性，444 名男性，7 名非二元）完成了一项横向在线调查。对自我披露的诊断史、求助行为以及睡眠和心理健康障碍对功能的影响进行了评估。结果显示现役运动员（39.3%）和退役运动员（42.0%）的心理健康失调率相当，OR = 1.17，p = .337。同样，现役运动员（25.4%）和退役运动员（30.9%）的睡眠障碍发生率相当，OR = 1.20，p = .298。男性报告的心理健康障碍发生率低于女性（32.9% 对 46.3%），OR = 1.82，p < .001。在所报告的失调类型方面，性别差异也很明显。在睡眠障碍方面，男性寻求心理学家帮助的可能性低于女性（8.4% 对 26.2%），P < .001，φ = 0.23。在心理健康的求助途径方面没有发现差异。与单独的睡眠障碍或心理健康障碍相比，合并症更容易造成功能障碍。结论这些自我报告的患病率估计值对从业人员和临床医生具有重要意义。数据显示了这些人群中最常见的疾病类型，以及运动员

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ACS Applied Bio Materials Chemistry-Chemistry (all)

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9.40

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2.10%

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464

期刊介绍： ACS Applied Bio Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of biomaterials and biointerfaces including and beyond the traditional biosensing, biomedical and therapeutic applications. The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrates knowledge in the areas of materials, engineering, physics, bioscience, and chemistry into important bio applications. The journal is specifically interested in work that addresses the relationship between structure and function and assesses the stability and degradation of materials under relevant environmental and biological conditions.