Athletes may be more susceptible to illness and injuries
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Athletes may be more susceptible to illness and injuries due to reduced immunological or psychological functioning. Coaches and sports medicine specialists may not be sensitive to psychological disorders in elite athletes. The study's findi
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Sourced from the future-work section and stated challenges and stated research gap of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1985 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 29 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Mental Health in Injured Athletes: A Narrative and Conceptual Review of Risk-Stratified Psychological Monitoring After Musculoskeletal Injury and Concussion (2026) · Cureus · doi
Future studies should validate the AMHCI as a clinical tool for monitoring mental health in athletes after injury. Research should investigate the effectiveness of targeted interventions for promoting mental health and well-being in athletes. Studies should explore the application of the AMHCI in different sports and populations.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: future studies validate amhci clinical tool monitoring mental - A Psychological Study of Health, Injury, and Performance in Athletes on the US Alpine Ski Team (1985) · The Physician and Sportsmedicine · cited 29× · doi
Athletes may be more susceptible to illness and injuries due to reduced immunological or psychological functioning. Coaches and sports medicine specialists may not be sensitive to psychological disorders in elite athletes. The study's findings may be limited by the small sample size and lack of control group.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: athletes susceptible illness injuries due reduced immunological psychological - The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Enhancing Psychological Well-Being in Athletes: A Scoping Review of Randomised Controlled Trials (2026) · Healthcare · doi
Broader scoping evidence mapping randomised controlled trials of MBIs targeting psychological well-being among athletes remains limited. There is a need to identify methodological and conceptual gaps in the existing literature. The paper aims to guide future systematic reviews and meta-analytic investigations.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: broader scoping evidence mapping randomised controlled trials mbis
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