Selection criteria
| Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
| All participants evaluated following an injury sustained while participating in sport (or it is clearly stated that participants were athletes immediately prior to injury) | Review studies |
| All participants completed a period of rehabilitation following their injury (this could be a formal rehabilitation programme supervised by a rehabilitation specialist or informal such as a period of self-enforced rest) | Non-English language reports |
| Return to sport rate reported (number or percentage of participants returning to sport reported) or data allowing calculation of number of people returning to sports participation following rehabilitation reported | Unpublished abstracts |
| Quantitative data reported for at least one psychological variable, separate analysis of psychological variable(s) for participants who have and have not returned to sport | Case reports |