Health conditions among retired elite rugby players : a scoping review

dc.contributor.authorLe Roux, Johan
dc.contributor.authorAnema, Flo
dc.contributor.authorJanse van Rensburg, Dina Christina
dc.contributor.authorKerkhoffs, Gino M.M.J.
dc.contributor.authorGouttebarge, Vincent
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-07T12:38:38Z
dc.date.available2023-08-07T12:38:38Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : All data collected for this scoping review is publicly available.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this scoping review was to present an overview of the existing epidemiological evidence in retired male and female elite rugby players regarding the prevalence rates of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, neurocognitive, psychological and gynaecological health conditions. A systematic search was carried out across MEDLINE (via PubMed), SPORTDiscus (via EBSCOhost), PsycINFO (via EBSCOhost) and EMBASE for musculoskeletal (eg, osteoarthritis), cardiovascular (eg, hypertension), neurocognitive (eg, dementia) and psychological health (eg, disordered eating, alcohol misuse) conditions in retired elite male and female rugby players and gynaecological health conditions (menorrhagia) in retired female rugby players. Primary research studies describing the prevalence rates of health conditions in retired elite male and female rugby players written in English, Dutch or French and with full text available online were included. Five hundred and seventy-three citations were originally identified and 16 studies were ultimately included in our review. No studies on health conditions in retired elite female rugby players were found. Four individual studies showed there was a significant higher prevalence rate of osteoarthritis in retired elite male rugby players compared with control groups. Various neurocognitive health conditions were investigated and showed, among others, a prevalence rate of 57% for mild cognitive disorder. The prevalence of self-reported depression and hazardous alcohol use in retired elite male rugby players was significantly higher than in control groups matched for age and education. Our review found relatively high prevalence rates of musculoskeletal health conditions such as osteoarthritis and psychological health conditions such as depression and hazardous alcohol use in retired elite male rugby players. More research needs to be conducted to understand better the health conditions of retired elite rugby players, especially among retired elite female players.en_US
dc.description.departmentSports Medicineen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2023en_US
dc.description.urihttps://bmjopensem.bmj.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationLe Roux, J., Anema, F., Janse van Rensburg, D.C., et al. Health conditions among retired elite rugby players: a scoping review. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2023;9:e001573. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001573.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2055-7647 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001573
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/91826
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Groupen_US
dc.rights© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.en_US
dc.subjectRugbyen_US
dc.subjectMusculoskeletal healthen_US
dc.subjectCardiovascular healthen_US
dc.subjectNeurocognitive healthen_US
dc.subjectPsychological healthen_US
dc.subjectGynaecological healthen_US
dc.subjectSDG-03: Good health and well-beingen_US
dc.subjectRetired playersen_US
dc.subjectMale elite rugby playersen_US
dc.subjectFemale elite rugby playersen_US
dc.titleHealth conditions among retired elite rugby players : a scoping reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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