Empowering collegiate athletic staff to prevent student athlete suicide

Suicide in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Athletes

BACKGROUND The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has recently highlighted mental health concerns in student athletes, though the incidence of suicide among NCAA athletes is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of suicide among NCAA athletes. HYPOTHESIS The incidence of suicide in NCAA athletes differs by sex, race, sport, and division. STUDY DESIGN Retr...

Strategies to prevent suicide.

Evaluating the “industrial Athlete” Utilizing Athletic Trainers

Female athlete triad screening in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I athletes: is the preparticipation evaluation form effective?

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the screening practices and preparticipation evaluation (PPE) forms used to identify college athletes at risk for the female athlete triad (triad). DESIGN Phone and/or e-mail survey. SETTING National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I universities. PARTICIPANTS All 347 NCAA Division I universities were invited to participate in a survey, with 257 parti...

Investigating barriers to athletic and non-athlete disability participation in sports activities (Case study: Qazvin)

Introduction: Exercise and physical activity are important for the health of people with disabilities and the athletes with disabilities have higher health and higher satisfaction with their lives than non-athletes with disabilities. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate barriers to the participation of athletes and non-athletes with disabilities in sports activities. Method: This...