Gard Anna, Lehto Niklas, Engström Åsa, Shahim Pashtun, Zetterberg Henrik, Blennow Kaj, Marklund Niklas, Tegner Yelverton
Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Neurosurgery, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund 222 41, Sweden.
Department of Applied Physics, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå 971 87, Sweden.
Concussion. 2020 Aug 4;5(3):CNC78. doi: 10.2217/cnc-2020-0007.
Sports-related concussion (SRC) is increasingly recognized as a potential health problem in ice hockey. Quality of life (QoL) in players retiring due to SRC has not been thoroughly addressed.
MATERIALS & METHODS: QoL using the Sports Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition, Impact of Event Scale-Revised and Short Form Health Survey was measured in Swedish ice hockey players who retired due to persistence of postconcussion symptoms or fear of attaining additional SRC.
A total of 76 players were assessed, on average of 5 years after their most recent SRC. Overall, retired players had a high burden of postconcussion symptoms and reduced QoL.
Retired concussed ice hockey players have a reduced QoL, particularly those retiring due to postconcussion symptoms. Symptom burden should be continuously evaluated and guide the decision to retire.
与运动相关的脑震荡(SRC)在冰球运动中日益被视为一个潜在的健康问题。因SRC而退役的运动员的生活质量(QoL)尚未得到充分研究。
使用《运动脑震荡评估工具第5版》、《事件影响量表修订版》和《简短健康调查问卷》对因脑震荡后症状持续或担心再次发生SRC而退役的瑞典冰球运动员的生活质量进行了测量。
共评估了76名运动员,平均在他们最近一次发生SRC后的5年进行评估。总体而言,退役运动员有较高的脑震荡后症状负担且生活质量降低。
退役的脑震荡冰球运动员生活质量降低,尤其是那些因脑震荡后症状而退役的运动员。应持续评估症状负担并指导退役决策。