Concussion reporting rates at the conclusion of an intercollegiate athletic career
| Autor: | A. Joyner, Tracy Llewellyn, Glenn P. Burdette Iii, Thomas A. Buckley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Universities education Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation medicine.disease humanities United States Athletic training Young Adult Concussion Athletic Injuries medicine Physical therapy Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Female Psychology Brain Concussion Retrospective Studies |
| Zdroj: | Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine. 24(1) |
| ISSN: | 1536-3724 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to explore the current reported, unreported, and potentially unrecognized concussion rates among collegiate student-athletes who have completed their collegiate athletic career.Retrospective survey.College and University athletic training rooms.One hundred sixty-one collegiate student-athletes (56.5% women; aged 21.5 ± 1.3; 3.7 ± 1.0 years of collegiate athletic experience) from 10 institutions who had either completed their intercollegiate athletic eligibility or were no longer participating.The self-reported concussion rate, the unreported rate and reasons, and the potentially unrecognized concussion rate.The self-reported concussion rate was 33.5% (54/161), and 22.2% (12) self-reported at least 3 concussions. The unreported rate was 11.8% (19/161), and the potentially unrecognized rate was 26.1% (42/161) with the most common unrecognized symptom being "knocked silly/seen stars" (23.6% [38/161]).Overall, 49.7% of all respondents (80/161) reported 1 acknowledged, unreported, or potential concussion. The unreported rate was lower than previous high school studies; however, the potentially unrecognized rate remains high and should be clinically concerning. These findings suggest educational interventions targeting collegiate student-athletes should remain and continue to focus on identifying concussion symptoms and dispelling the common misconception that "bell ringers" and "dings" are not concussions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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