“Support is What Really Helped Me Get Through”: Understanding Athletes’ Online Disclosures about Pursuit and Receipt of Social Support During Concussion Recovery

Sanderson, Jimmy; Cassilo, David

doi:10.25035/jade.01.01.03

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“…Mclaren and Spink suggested that there may be a link between the degree to which athletes exchange information (at the individual and team levels) and team performance outcomes (i.e., wins or losses) [5]. Sanderson and Cassilo explored the role of social support in the life experience of athletes with concussion injuries [6]. ese methods provide some references for our research, but due to the short time and small sample size of the relevant research, they have not been recognized by the public.…”

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Modeling Social Network of Professional Sports Athletes Based on Machine Learning Algorithms

Ying

2022

International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems

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With the progress of society and the development of science, the competition of competitive sports has become extremely fierce, and the talents of competitive sports have gradually shown their strong vitality. Elite athletes are an important group for the development of China’s competitive sports industry. To continue to progress and develop, it is inseparable from the careful training of elite athletes. In order to closely integrate the needs of China’s socialist modernization and the training of elite athletes, sports schools that focus on cultivating elite athletes need to strengthen their sense of urgency and mission. It is necessary to meet new challenges at the height of social development and constantly optimize the construction of the curriculum system and the reform of the teaching operation mechanism. The discussion and research of the current elite athlete’s talent training model has become a real problem faced by sports colleges, education departments, and sports departments. This paper conducts an experiment on the modeling of the sports athlete’s social network based on machine learning, and the experimental data are shown as follows: among the athlete social network pictures optimized by machine learning, there are 1,200 male athletes, accounting for 48%, and 1,000 female athletes, accounting for 40%. Before the optimization, male athletes accounted for 70.58% and female athletes accounted for 16.3%, which was a decrease of 22.58% for male athletes and an increase of 23.7% for female athletes. From the above data, it can be seen that after the research on the social network of sports athletes through machine learning, it has a positive effect on the development of the social network of athletes.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modeling Social Network of Professional Sports Athletes Based on Machine Learning Algorithms

Ying

2022

International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems

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“…Participants described the significance of social factors for both the “symptom persistence loop” and the “recovery pathway,” which is consistent with evidence of both social support and social pressure impacting outcomes (i.e., return to play; van Ierssel et al, 2022). Additionally, young adults with concussion often emphasize the benefit of, and sometimes unmet need for, social support in their recovery experiences (Bannon et al, 2020; Sanderson & Cassilo, 2019; Seguin & Culver, 2022). This finding places the fear–avoidance model in a broader social-ecological context and suggests the potential benefit of including social factors in treatment planning.…”

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“I completely shut down”: A mixed methods evaluation of the fear–avoidance model for young adults with a recent concussion and anxiety.

Lovette,

Briskin,

Grunberg

et al. 2024

Rehabilitation Psychology

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Purpose/Objectives: The fear-avoidance model is a well-established framework for understanding the transition from acute to chronic pain. However, its applicability to concussions is not yet well understood. Here, we conduct the first mixed methods analysis of the fear-avoidance model in young adults with a recent concussion and co-occurring anxiety and assess the model's alignment with their lived experience. Research Method/Design: We conducted a mixed methods analysis using a cross-sectional parallel design. Seventeen participants completed questionnaires corresponding with the elements in the fear-avoidance model (e.g., pain catastrophizing, avoidance, disability, anxiety, depression, etc.) and participated in semistructured interviews probing their experiences following their concussion between March 2021 and February 2022. We calculated bivariate correlations for quantitative data and analyzed the qualitative data using hybrid inductive-deductive thematic analysis. Results: Quantitative results demonstrated strong and medium-sized correlations among theorized relationships within the fear-avoidance model (rs = .40-.85) with the majority being statistically significant. Qualitative results provided substantial convergent and complementary support (e.g., bi-directionality of some relationships, associations between nonadjacent model components, centrality of anxiety in symptom persistence) for the application of the fear-avoidance model to concussions. Findings highlighted additional factors (social factors and post-injury endurance patterns) relevant to this population. Conclusion/Implications: The fear-avoidance model is a useful lens for understanding the lived experience of young adults with a recent concussion and co-occurring anxiety. Psychosocial treatment for this population would benefit from focusing on the interplay of concussion symptoms, anxiety, depression, disability, and pain-related fear, offering adaptive confrontation strategies, and addressing the interpersonal impact of concussion. Impact and ImplicationsOur findings suggest that the fear-avoidance model is a useful lens for understanding the lived experiences of young adults with co-occurring anxiety-a population at risk for developing persistent concussion symptoms. Treatment should consider the interplay of concussion symptoms, anxiety, depression, disability, and pain-related fear by offering adaptive confrontation strategies and addressing the interpersonal impact of concussion. Results emphasize the value of psychosocial treatment during the early phase of recovery, a crucial time to impact outcomes. Future research should include more diverse populations, longitudinal designs, and deeper exploration of symptom confrontation strategies to support recovery.

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“…1,9 These barriers are evident in the physical domain such as joint and muscle pain, stiffness, or lack of flexibility 10,13,46 but also extend into the psychological and social domains such as fear of reinjury, kinesiophobia, and low quality of social support. 1,38,50,53,55 Prospective and longitudinal designs would aid in extending our understanding of potential between-group differences based on injury type as high school athletes navigate the challenges and barriers of their long-term participation in sport and exercise.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous research has shown that multiple stakeholders are typically leaned on by athletes for social support, and this need is compounded after an athlete sustains an SRI. 50,61 Facilitating communication between supporting individuals—including athletic trainers, coaches, parents, and school nurses—that emphasizes a sensitivity to domain-specific areas of potential deficits can aid in treatment while strengthening the effectiveness and efficiency of the athlete’s support systems. 7,26 Additionally, these increasing trajectories of health following the recovery timeline in our study may differ from injuries with more prolonged, fluctuating recoveries or season-ending injuries, such as patients recovering from anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.…”

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confidence: 99%

High School Athletes’ Health-Related Quality of Life Across Recovery After Sport-Related Concussion or Acute Ankle Injury: A Report From the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network

DiSanti

Marshall

Valier

et al. 2022

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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Background: Evaluating adolescent athletes’ perceived health status after a sport-related injury can provide important direction for health promotion strategies and preparation for a successful return to play. Furthermore, comparing specific injury types regarding their impact on athletes' perspectives of their global and domain-specific health perceptions allows for a more detailed understanding of an athlete's experience while also providing avenues for targeted treatment strategies. Purpose: To compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL) between high school athletes who had sustained either a concussion or an acute ankle injury and compare how these injury types related to their global and domain-specific HRQOL across recovery. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: Electronic medical records created by athletic trainers working in 32 high school facilities were examined, and records from 1749 patients who sustained either a sport-related concussion (n = 862) or ankle sprain (n = 887) were screened for inclusion. HRQOL was assessed by self-reported scores on the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) at 2 time points after injury (T1 = 0-2 days; T2 = 11-29 days). A 2-way group by time analysis of variance was conducted to examine differences in trajectories and disrupted areas of HRQOL. Results: Overall, 85 patient cases (46 concussion, 39 ankle sprain) fit the inclusion criteria. Each injury group exhibited improved global and domain-specific PedsQL scores between their 2 measured time points ( P < .05), indicating recovery. However, domain-specific comparisons revealed that at T2, patients who had sustained an ankle sprain reported significantly lower PedsQL physical functioning scores (78.3 ± 19.3 vs 86.2 ± 15.7 for concussion; P = .005), whereas patients who had sustained a concussion reported lower scores related to their school functioning (80.0 ± 20.0 vs 90.8 ± 12.7 for ankle sprain; P = .006). Conclusion: The study results indicated that in high school athletes, the trajectories and disrupted areas of HRQOL stemming from a sport-related injury may be influenced differentially when comparing concussions with ankle sprains.

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“Support is What Really Helped Me Get Through”: Understanding Athletes’ Online Disclosures about Pursuit and Receipt of Social Support During Concussion Recovery

Cited by 7 publications

References 69 publications

Modeling Social Network of Professional Sports Athletes Based on Machine Learning Algorithms

Modeling Social Network of Professional Sports Athletes Based on Machine Learning Algorithms

“I completely shut down”: A mixed methods evaluation of the fear–avoidance model for young adults with a recent concussion and anxiety.

High School Athletes’ Health-Related Quality of Life Across Recovery After Sport-Related Concussion or Acute Ankle Injury: A Report From the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network

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