{"id":{"repo_id":"sdstate","oai_identifier":"oai:openprairie.sdstate.edu:etd-2449"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/sdstate/oai:openprairie.sdstate.edu:etd-2449","repository":{"repo_id":"sdstate","name":"South Dakota State University","base_url":"https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/do/oai/"},"display":{"title":"A Longitudinal Examination of Depressive Symptomology in Concussed and Injured, Non-concussed Division I Student-athletes","abstract":"<p>CONTEX: Depression, affecting millions of Americans each year including collegiate student-athletes, can be caused by a wide range of circumstances including sport-related injuries.<br />OBJECTIVE: To longitudinally examine the extent to which NCAA Division I studentathletes demonstrate post-injury depressive symptoms.<br />DESIGN: Quasi-experimental, longitudinal<br />SETTING: NCAA Division I collegiate athletics.<br />PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Concussed, injured/non-concussed, and healthy Division I collegiate student-athletes (age 18-22) competing in football, wrestling, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball.<br />INTERVENTION(S): Participants completed the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) at baseline, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months post-injury.<br />MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Difference in depressive scores between healthy participants, concussed participants, and injured non concussed participants. Longitudinal changes in post-concussion depressive symptomology were also examined.<br />RESULTS: Results of this study indicated no differences in baseline depressive symptoms between subgroups. Depressive symptoms in concussed and injured nonconcussed participants increased significantly from baseline to their highest point one week post-injury. Depressive symptoms in the concussion group decreased significantly between 1 week and 1 month, 1 week and 3 months, and 1 month and 3 months. Also, the concussed group showed significant differences between baseline and 1 week. The injured/non-concussed group showed significant differences between baseline and 1 week and baseline and 1 month. There were no significant differences in depressive symptoms between concussed participants and injured, non-concussed participants at any of the post-injury time points.<br />CONCLUSIONS: Depression may present as a post-injury sequelae in Division I collegiate athletes. Athletes that sustain a concussion or who sustain a musculoskeletal injury need to be observed carefully for signs and symptoms that may indicate the presence of depression. Tools such as the CES-D can be valuable in the recognition and management of depressive symptoms in these individuals.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>","abstract_html":"&lt;p&gt;CONTEX: Depression, affecting millions of Americans each year including collegiate student-athletes, can be caused by a wide range of circumstances including sport-related injuries.&lt;br /&gt;OBJECTIVE: To longitudinally examine the extent to which NCAA Division I studentathletes demonstrate post-injury depressive symptoms.&lt;br /&gt;DESIGN: Quasi-experimental, longitudinal&lt;br /&gt;SETTING: NCAA Division I collegiate athletics.&lt;br /&gt;PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Concussed, injured/non-concussed, and healthy Division I collegiate student-athletes (age 18-22) competing in football, wrestling, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball.&lt;br /&gt;INTERVENTION(S): Participants completed the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) at baseline, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months post-injury.&lt;br /&gt;MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Difference in depressive scores between healthy participants, concussed participants, and injured non concussed participants. Longitudinal changes in post-concussion depressive symptomology were also examined.&lt;br /&gt;RESULTS: Results of this study indicated no differences in baseline depressive symptoms between subgroups. Depressive symptoms in concussed and injured nonconcussed participants increased significantly from baseline to their highest point one week post-injury. Depressive symptoms in the concussion group decreased significantly between 1 week and 1 month, 1 week and 3 months, and 1 month and 3 months. Also, the concussed group showed significant differences between baseline and 1 week. The injured/non-concussed group showed significant differences between baseline and 1 week and baseline and 1 month. There were no significant differences in depressive symptoms between concussed participants and injured, non-concussed participants at any of the post-injury time points.&lt;br /&gt;CONCLUSIONS: Depression may present as a post-injury sequelae in Division I collegiate athletes. Athletes that sustain a concussion or who sustain a musculoskeletal injury need to be observed carefully for signs and symptoms that may indicate the presence of depression. Tools such as the CES-D can be valuable in the recognition and management of depressive symptoms in these individuals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Kern, Bryce"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Master of Science (MS)","degree_level":"Thesis - University Access Only","degree_discipline":"Health and Nutritional Sciences","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Trevor Roiger"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2013,"date_issued":"2013-01-01T08:00:00Z","date_published":"2013-01-01T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T04:29:08Z","subjects":["Depression","concussion","CES-D","student-athlete","Other Neuroscience and Neurobiology","Physiology","Sports Sciences","Sports Studies"],"languages":["en"],"rights":["<p>In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted<br /><a href=\"http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/\">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/</a></p>"],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/1441","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Trevor Roiger"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Kern, Bryce"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2017-08-04T07:00:00Z"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Health and Nutritional Sciences"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Thesis - University Access Only"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Science (MS)"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Depression","concussion","CES-D","student-athlete","Other Neuroscience and Neurobiology","Physiology","Sports Sciences","Sports Studies"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["en"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["<p>In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted<br /><a href=\"http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/\">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/</a></p>"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/1441"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["<p>CONTEX: Depression, affecting millions of Americans each year including collegiate student-athletes, can be caused by a wide range of circumstances including sport-related injuries.<br />OBJECTIVE: To longitudinally examine the extent to which NCAA Division I studentathletes demonstrate post-injury depressive symptoms.<br />DESIGN: Quasi-experimental, longitudinal<br />SETTING: NCAA Division I collegiate athletics.<br />PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Concussed, injured/non-concussed, and healthy Division I collegiate student-athletes (age 18-22) competing in football, wrestling, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball.<br />INTERVENTION(S): Participants completed the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) at baseline, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months post-injury.<br />MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Difference in depressive scores between healthy participants, concussed participants, and injured non concussed participants. Longitudinal changes in post-concussion depressive symptomology were also examined.<br />RESULTS: Results of this study indicated no differences in baseline depressive symptoms between subgroups. Depressive symptoms in concussed and injured nonconcussed participants increased significantly from baseline to their highest point one week post-injury. Depressive symptoms in the concussion group decreased significantly between 1 week and 1 month, 1 week and 3 months, and 1 month and 3 months. Also, the concussed group showed significant differences between baseline and 1 week. The injured/non-concussed group showed significant differences between baseline and 1 week and baseline and 1 month. There were no significant differences in depressive symptoms between concussed participants and injured, non-concussed participants at any of the post-injury time points.<br />CONCLUSIONS: Depression may present as a post-injury sequelae in Division I collegiate athletes. Athletes that sustain a concussion or who sustain a musculoskeletal injury need to be observed carefully for signs and symptoms that may indicate the presence of depression. Tools such as the CES-D can be valuable in the recognition and management of depressive symptoms in these individuals.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["A Longitudinal Examination of Depressive Symptomology in Concussed and Injured, Non-concussed Division I Student-athletes"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Trevor Roiger"],"dc:creator":["Kern, Bryce"],"dc:date.available":["2017-08-04T07:00:00Z"],"dc:description.abstract":["<p>CONTEX: Depression, affecting millions of Americans each year including collegiate student-athletes, can be caused by a wide range of circumstances including sport-related injuries.<br />OBJECTIVE: To longitudinally examine the extent to which NCAA Division I studentathletes demonstrate post-injury depressive symptoms.<br />DESIGN: Quasi-experimental, longitudinal<br />SETTING: NCAA Division I collegiate athletics.<br />PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Concussed, injured/non-concussed, and healthy Division I collegiate student-athletes (age 18-22) competing in football, wrestling, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball.<br />INTERVENTION(S): Participants completed the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) at baseline, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months post-injury.<br />MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Difference in depressive scores between healthy participants, concussed participants, and injured non concussed participants. 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Athletes that sustain a concussion or who sustain a musculoskeletal injury need to be observed carefully for signs and symptoms that may indicate the presence of depression. Tools such as the CES-D can be valuable in the recognition and management of depressive symptoms in these individuals.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>"],"dc:identifier":["https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/1441"],"dc:language":["en"],"dc:rights":["<p>In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted<br /><a href=\"http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/\">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/</a></p>"],"dc:subject":["Depression","concussion","CES-D","student-athlete","Other Neuroscience and Neurobiology","Physiology","Sports Sciences","Sports Studies"],"dc:title":["A Longitudinal Examination of Depressive Symptomology in Concussed and Injured, Non-concussed Division I Student-athletes"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Health and Nutritional Sciences"],"thesis:degree_level":["Thesis - University Access Only"],"thesis:degree_name":["Master of Science (MS)"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T04:29:08Z"}