Alcohol, Athletic Performance and Recovery

Vella, Luke; Cameron‐Smith, David

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“…The prevalence of 26% (95% CI: 17.3-37.2) found for adverse alcohol use among current professional cricketers is comparable to the prevalence found in a group of Gaelic sport athletes. Alcohol has a negative effect on the human physiology, influencing neural function, metabolism, cardiovascular physiology, thermoregulation, and skeletal muscle myopathy; therefore, the use of alcohol could possibly have a negative effect on the performances of athletes [27]. For symptoms of anxiety/depression, a prevalence of 26% was found in current soccer players and 38% in former football players compared to the 37% (95% CI: 26.8-49.1) prevalence found in this study of current professional cricketers [4][5][6]28].…”

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The mental wellbeing of current and retired professional cricketers: an observational prospective cohort study

Schuring

Kerkhoffs

Gray

et al. 2017

The Physician and Sportsmedicine

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Objective: Scientific knowledge about symptoms of common mental disorders in professional cricket is non-existent. Consequently, the aims of the study were to determine the prevalence and the 6 months incidence of symptoms of common mental disorders (CMD: distress, anxiety/depression, sleep disturbance, adverse alcohol use) among current and former professional cricketers and to explore the association of potential stressors (significant injury, surgery, adverse life events, career dissatisfaction) and CMD. Methods: An observational prospective cohort study with a follow-up period of 6 months was conducted among current and former professional cricketers from South Africa. Using validated questionnaires to assess symptoms of common mental disorders as well as several stressors, an electronic questionnaire was set up and distributed by the South African Cricketers Association (SACA). Results: A total of 116 participants enrolled at baseline (overall response rate of 33%) and 76 of those participants completed the 6 month follow-up (follow up rate of 66%). The prevalence of symptoms of CMD in current professional cricketers was 38% for distress, 38% for sleep disturbance, 37% for anxiety/ depression and 26% for adverse alcohol use. Among former professional cricketers, baseline prevalence as was 26% for distress, 24% for anxiety/depression, 21% for sleep disturbance and 22% for adverse alcohol use. Career dissatisfaction led to an increased risk of distress, anxiety/depression and sleep disturbance in current professional cricketers. Surgeries and adverse life events led to an increase in reported symptoms of distress and anxiety/depression in current professional cricketers. Conclusions: It was concluded that symptoms of CMD are prevalent in both current and former professional cricketers and the association with surgery, adverse life events and cricket career dissatisfaction may provide some insight into possible mechanisms. ARTICLE HISTORY

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The mental wellbeing of current and retired professional cricketers: an observational prospective cohort study

Schuring

Kerkhoffs

Gray

et al. 2017

The Physician and Sportsmedicine

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“…The use of alcohol has been shown to be detrimental for physical fitness and work against sport at EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIV on May 31, 2015 irs.sagepub.com Downloaded from achievement (Reiken, 1991;Suter and Shutz, 2008;Vella and Cameron-Smith, 2010). It is widely accepted that alcohol and sport not mix well.…”

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Adolescent sport participation and alcohol use: The importance of sport organization and the wider social context

Halldorsson

Þórlindsson

Sigfúsdóttir

2013

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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This paper investigates the relationship between adolescent sport participation and alcohol use, focusing on differences in sport contexts. We also include the wider social context, the role of peers and parents as key variables in our analysis. Our sample consists of a nationally representative sample of 10,992 Icelandic adolescents. The findings indicate that adolescents that participate in formally organized sport clubs are less likely to use alcohol than those that do not. The results obtained for participation in informal sport are in the reverse direction, indicating that adolescents that do only informal sport are more likely to use alcohol than those that do not. Moreover, it was found that the well-known relationship between adolescent alcohol use and having alcohol-using friends was contingent on formal sport participation. We also find that the influence of low parental monitoring and time spent with parents and broken family structure on alcohol use becomes significantly weaker with greater involvement in formal sport. In other words, sport participation in formal sport is more relevant for those groups of adolescents that are at most risk for using alcohol, since it buffers the effects of known risk factors on alcohol use. Participation in informal sport does not, however, show such buffering effects. The findings further highlight the need to consider the wider social context as well as differences in sport organization and sport contexts while studying the potential effects of sports on adolescent alcohol use.

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“…Additionally, alcohol use by athletes may increase the risk of sustaining an athletic injury 14 and impair recovery from both exercise and injury. [15][16][17] Therefore, collegiate and university health care providers, ATs, health educators, and others interested in alcohol abuse prevention need to be familiar with this consequence of alcohol use among collegiate athletes and how to address this common occurrence. Athletic trainers must consider alcohol use as a potential cause of injury when taking the history during an athlete's injury evaluation, particularly if the injury was not observed by any medical personnel.…”

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Experiences and Attitudes of Collegiate Athletic Trainers Regarding Alcohol-Related Unintentional Injury in Athletes

Brenner

Metz

Entriken

et al. 2014

Journal of Athletic Training

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Context: Alcohol-related unintentional injury (ARUI) has been an unexamined consequence of alcohol consumption by collegiate athletes. It has a potentially devastating effect on their athletic performances and careers. Awareness of this problem in athletes could have a huge effect on what athletic trainers (ATs) do to recognize, treat, and prevent it in a collegiate athlete population.Objective: To examine the experiences and attitudes among collegiate and university ATs about ARUI in the athletes in their care.Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Web-based survey. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 1767 e-mail addresses for collegiate and university ATs within National Athletic Trainers' Association Districts 1, 2, 3, and 9.Main Outcome Measure(s): We calculated frequencies, percentages, and attitudes of ATs regarding ARUI in collegiate athletes during the 2010-2011 academic year.Results: The resulting sample size for the analysis was 459 (26.0%) participants of the initial total sample. More than 56% (n ¼ 260) of the ATs reported that they had evaluated, treated, or referred if needed at least 1 ARUI in a collegiate athlete. On average, these ATs had evaluated, treated, or referred if needed 3 alcohol-related unintentional injuries within the 2010-2011ac-ademic year. About 73% (n ¼ 331) of ATs agreed that ARUI is a serious problem. Nearly 80% (n ¼ 358) indicated they believe ATs should receive more training to identify student-athletes with alcohol-related problems.Conclusions: Alcohol-related unintentional injury is a common and serious consequence of alcohol use among collegiate athletes. Many ATs also view it as a serious problem yet would like more training in how to address it. Alcohol-related unintentional injury may have important negative effects on the careers and athletic performances of athletes. Researchers need to determine how prevalent ARUI is in the collegiate athlete population and what ATs can do to address it.Key Words: alcohol use, alcohol-related consequences, collegiate athletes Key PointsMany athletic trainers view alcohol-related unintentional injury as a serious consequence of alcohol use among collegiate athletes. Alcohol-related unintentional injury could negatively affect the careers and athletic performances of athletes. Researchers need to determine the prevalence of alcohol-related unintentional injury in collegiate athletes and how athletic trainers can address it. R esearchers clearly have demonstrated that collegiate athletes consume a greater quantity of alcohol than the general collegiate student population. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] In addition, male collegiate athletes and team leaders seem to be at particular risk for this behavior. [1][2][3]8,9 Given this highrisk behavior, student-athletes are at greater risk for experiencing consequences related to alcohol use, including hangovers, injuries, academic problems, driving while intoxicated, and riding with an intoxicated driver.

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Alcohol, Athletic Performance and Recovery

Cited by 61 publications

References 53 publications

The mental wellbeing of current and retired professional cricketers: an observational prospective cohort study

The mental wellbeing of current and retired professional cricketers: an observational prospective cohort study

Adolescent sport participation and alcohol use: The importance of sport organization and the wider social context

Experiences and Attitudes of Collegiate Athletic Trainers Regarding Alcohol-Related Unintentional Injury in Athletes

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