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View article: What training and support do people need to make optimal use of automated insulin delivery systems: Interview study
What training and support do people need to make optimal use of automated insulin delivery systems: Interview study Open
Introduction Despite increased use of automated insulin delivery (AID) systems, limited attention has been paid to users' training and support needs. Indeed, most guidance has been driven by clinician opinion rather than users' experiences…
View article: Understanding the bi-directional relationship between injury and mental ill-health in elite athletes: A six-year, retrospective cohort study
Understanding the bi-directional relationship between injury and mental ill-health in elite athletes: A six-year, retrospective cohort study Open
These results improve existing knowledge by revealing a bi-directional relationship between injury and mental ill-health in elite athletes, which has important implications for the prevention of injuries and mental ill-health in elite spor…
View article: Benefits and Limitations of Real‐World Patient‐Reported Toxicity Symptom Monitoring for Guidelines and Care, as Perceived by Patients, Clinicians, and Guideline Developers
Benefits and Limitations of Real‐World Patient‐Reported Toxicity Symptom Monitoring for Guidelines and Care, as Perceived by Patients, Clinicians, and Guideline Developers Open
Background Toxicity monitoring should be modernized to include real‐world patient‐reported data. However, little is known about how stakeholders view the incorporation of real‐world patient‐reported toxicity symptoms into guidelines. This …
View article: A working research agenda for sports psychiatry
A working research agenda for sports psychiatry Open
Introduction: Sports psychiatry is an emerging medical and psychiatric discipline that has experienced significant development in recent years. This growth has been accompanied by an increase in scientific outputs from sports psychiatrists…
View article: First international consensus statement on sports psychiatry
First international consensus statement on sports psychiatry Open
Sports psychiatry is a young field of medicine and psychiatry that focuses on mental health among athletes, and sports and exercise within psychiatry and mental disorders. However, the development of sports psychiatry and its fields of act…
View article: Mental Health in Elite Coaches
Mental Health in Elite Coaches Open
Context: Coaches play an important role in promoting mental health in elite sports. However, they themselves are exposed to risks affecting their mental health, and their fears and worries are often overlooked. Moreover, it remains unclear…
View article: A Survey of the Mental Health of UK Olympic and Paralympic Sport Athletes
A Survey of the Mental Health of UK Olympic and Paralympic Sport Athletes Open
This study examined the prevalence of psychological distress and well-being amongst elite athletes in the UK. An online survey was emailed to 753 athletes within the English Institute of Sport. Response rate 52.3%. 371 participants (median…
View article: 137 Psychological distress and wellbeing in UK olympic and paralympic athletes
137 Psychological distress and wellbeing in UK olympic and paralympic athletes Open
Background Despite the known mental health benefits of exercise the prevalence of mental health symptoms and disorders in high performance athletes appears to be slightly higher than in the general population and athletes with disabilities…
View article: Help-seeking behaviours related to mental health symptoms in professional football
Help-seeking behaviours related to mental health symptoms in professional football Open
Objectives The primary objective was to examine the attitudes of professional footballers towards help-seeking behaviours related to mental health symptoms and the impact of a mental health awareness video on these help-seeking behaviours.…
View article: Mental health management of elite athletes during COVID-19: a narrative review and recommendations
Mental health management of elite athletes during COVID-19: a narrative review and recommendations Open
Elite athletes suffer many mental health symptoms and disorders at rates equivalent to or exceeding those of the general population. COVID-19 has created new strains on elite athletes, thus potentially increasing their vulnerability to men…
View article: International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1 (SMHAT-1) and Sport Mental Health Recognition Tool 1 (SMHRT-1): towards better support of athletes’ mental health
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1 (SMHAT-1) and Sport Mental Health Recognition Tool 1 (SMHRT-1): towards better support of athletes’ mental health Open
Objectives To develop an assessment and recognition tool to identify elite athletes at risk for mental health symptoms and disorders. Methods We conducted narrative and systematic reviews about mental health symptoms and disorders in activ…
View article: Developing mental health literacy and cultural competence in elite sport
Developing mental health literacy and cultural competence in elite sport Open
Mental health symptoms and disorders amongst elite athletes have attracted a great deal of discussion recently. Current epidemiological evidence illustrates that mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes are prevalent and a co…
View article: Bipolar and psychotic disorders in elite athletes: a narrative review
Bipolar and psychotic disorders in elite athletes: a narrative review Open
Bipolar and psychotic disorders are relatively common and likely to have a significant impact on quality of life and functioning which, in the context of elite sport, includes a potential negative impact on sporting performance. For this n…
View article: Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019)
Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019) Open
Mental health symptoms and disorders are common among elite athletes, may have sport related manifestations within this population and impair performance. Mental health cannot be separated from physical health, as evidenced by mental healt…
View article: Multiple-therapy-resistant major depressive disorder: a clinically important concept
Multiple-therapy-resistant major depressive disorder: a clinically important concept Open
Summary Many novel therapeutic options for depression exist that are either not mentioned in clinical guidelines or recommended only for use in highly specialist services. The challenge faced by clinicians is when it might be appropriate t…
View article: Spanish translation section
Spanish translation section Open
Antecedentes: La sutura de los orificios hemorrágicos de las anastomosis arteriales prolonga el tiempo quirúrgico y aumenta la pérdida de sangre, en particular cuando se utilizan injertos protésicos.Los sellantes quirúrgicos (por ejemplo, …