Classified as generic, region-specific, or dimensionspecific, PRO instruments that measure HRQOL address functioning in everyday life and evaluate personal well-being. The DPA16,17 is a generic PRO designed to evaluate constructs of disability in physically active populations. DPA data in collegiate athletes is scarce however; given that this instrument was specifically designed for physically active populations, exploring the utility of this instrument in collegiate athletes with and without an injury history will strengthen the applicability of the PRO in clinical practice. Furthermore, dimensionspecific PROs that measure fear of reinjury, such as the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ),18 have been used to evaluate the presence of fear or other psychological barriers following physical impairment. Despite clinicians acknowledging injury-related fear as a psychological concern postinjury in patient-athletes,19 and that increased fear-avoidance beliefs have contributed to decreased functional levels in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction patients,20 very few studies have examined injury-related fear in collegiate athletes.21,22 Therefore, factors that contribute to HRQOL, such as disablement and injury-related fear, need to be further examined in athletes. Examining disablement and injury-related fear in an athletic population may expose physical, psychological, or social differences between injured and uninjured athletes. Identifying these differences through a combination of instruments will provide clinicians with outcomes that can improve the quality of care provided by identifying HRQOL deficits that could hinder the recovery process following injury and by providing patient-centered information to assist in a return to activity decisions.