Publications

@article{Christakou2020,

title = {Re-injury worry, confidence and attention as predictors of a sport re-injury during a competitive season},

author = {A Christakou and N A Stavrou and M Psychountaki and Y Zervas},

doi = {doi: 10.1080/15438627.2020.1853542},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-09-01},

journal = {Res Sports Med},

pages = {1-11},

abstract = {Rehabilitation from sport injury involves not only physical, but also psychological considerations. Re-injury worry, confidence and attention are characteristics that may affect athletes’ returning to competition after a sport injury. The study aimed to describe the predictive ability of the re-injury worry, confidence, and attention to the total of re-injuries at the new competitive season. The sample was 80 male athletes with at least three years of competitive experience who had a sport musculoskeletal injury in the last 8 months and had followed properly their physiotherapy program. They were ready for re-entry into competitive sport. They completed on returning to competition: (a) the Causes of the Re-Injury Worry Questionnaire, (b) the Sport Confidence Questionnaire of Rehabilitated Athletes Returning to Competition and (c) the Attention Questionnaire of Rehabilitated Athletes Returning to Competition. The three valid and reliable instruments predict the total of re-injuries at the beginning and at the middle of the competitive season. Future research should be conducted to examine the relationship between the physical and psychological characteristics in re-injury’s prediction from different contact sports.},

keywords = {attention, confidence, re-injury, sport, worry},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Gkikopoulos2020,

title = {Examining re-injury worry, confidence and attention after a sport musculoskeletal injury},

author = {G Gkikopoulos and C Chronopoulou and A Christakou},

doi = {doi: 10.23736/s0022-4707.19.10124-7},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-09-01},

journal = {J Sports Med Phys Fitness},

volume = {60},

number = {3},

pages = {428-434},

abstract = {Background: 

Sport injury is an unfortunate event which can have a major impact on the injured athletes' psychology. Athletes may experience re-injury worry and low levels of attention and confidence getting back to competition following a sport injury. The aim of the study was to examine re-injury worry, confidence and attention of previously injured athletes, before they returned to competition. 

 

Methods: 

Cross-sectional research design. A total of 52 athletes volunteered for this study, aged 23.1±4.8 years old with a previous musculoskeletal injury during the last year. Participants completed the Causes of Re-Injury Worry Questionnaire, the Sport Confidence Questionnaire of Rehabilitated Athletes Returning to Competition and the Attention Questionnaire of Rehabilitated Athletes Returning to Competition, on their first competitive game after rehabilitation program. 

 

Results: 

The athletes experienced average levels of re-injury worry and distraction attention and high levels of confidence and functional attention. The duration of injury, the medical and physiotherapy treatment and the absence from sport were significantly correlated with the questionnaire factors "Re-injury worry due to opponent's ability", "Functional attention" and "Distraction attention". 

 

Conclusions: 

Psychological characteristics of previously injured athletes may be influenced from the duration of: 1) medical treatment; 2) injury; 3) physiotherapy treatment; and 4) absence from sport, when they return to competition. More research needs to be conducted to confirm the present results.},

keywords = {attention, confide, medical, re-injury, sportnce},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}