Engström, Å;
Jumisko, E;
Shahim, P;
Lehto, N;
Blennow, K;
Zetterberg, H;
Tegner, Y;
(2020)
Losing the identity of a hockey player: the long-term effects of concussions.
Concussion
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, Article CNC74. 10.2217/cnc-2019-0014.
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Abstract
Aim: To describe what suffering multiple concussions meant for former semi-professional or professional hockey players who were forced to end their career. Results: Nine former Swedish hockey players, who once played on national or professional teams were interviewed. The interviews were analyzed with reference to hermeneutic phenomenology to interpret and explain their experiences. The theme of losing one's identity as a hockey player was constructed from five subthemes: being limited in everyday life, returning to the hockey stadium as soon as possible, forming a post career identity, lacking understanding and support, and preventing injuries by respecting other players. Conclusion: The former hockey players struggled with developing their off-the-ice identities and with finding other sources of meaning for their lives.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Losing the identity of a hockey player: the long-term effects of concussions |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.2217/cnc-2019-0014 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.2217/cnc-2019-0014 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
| Keywords: | concussion, hermeneutic phenomenology, hockey player, identity, injury, qualitative research |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10100895 |
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