Losing the identity of a hockey player: the long-term effects of concussions
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 wi...
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| author | Åsa Engström Eija Jumisko Pashtun Shahim Niklas Lehto Kaj Blennow Henrik Zetterberg Yelverton Tegner |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-445bf45efc3245c2a1ee4fd8315dad0c2025-08-20T03:36:03ZengAldus PressConcussion2056-32992020-06-015210.2217/cnc-2019-0014Losing the identity of a hockey player: the long-term effects of concussionsÅsa Engström0Eija Jumisko1Pashtun Shahim2Niklas Lehto3Kaj Blennow4Henrik Zetterberg5Yelverton Tegner61Division of Nursing, Department of Health Science, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden2Development Manager, Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Rovaniemi, Finland3Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden4Division of Medical Sciences, Department of Health Science, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden5Department of Psychiatry & Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg & Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden5Department of Psychiatry & Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg & Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden7Division of Medical Sciences, Department of Health Science, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, SwedenAim: 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.https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/cnc-2019-0014concussionhermeneutic phenomenologyhockey playeridentityinjuryqualitative research |
| spellingShingle | Åsa Engström Eija Jumisko Pashtun Shahim Niklas Lehto Kaj Blennow Henrik Zetterberg Yelverton Tegner Losing the identity of a hockey player: the long-term effects of concussions Concussion concussion hermeneutic phenomenology hockey player identity injury qualitative research |
| title | Losing the identity of a hockey player: the long-term effects of concussions |
| title_full | Losing the identity of a hockey player: the long-term effects of concussions |
| title_fullStr | Losing the identity of a hockey player: the long-term effects of concussions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Losing the identity of a hockey player: the long-term effects of concussions |
| title_short | Losing the identity of a hockey player: the long-term effects of concussions |
| title_sort | losing the identity of a hockey player the long term effects of concussions |
| topic | concussion hermeneutic phenomenology hockey player identity injury qualitative research |
| url | https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/cnc-2019-0014 |
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