TY - JOUR
T1 - Changes in self-reported concussion history after administration of a novel concussion history questionnaire in collegiate recreational student-athletes
AU - Copp, Adam
AU - Lininger, Monica R.
AU - Warren, Meghan
N1 - Funding Information:
Michael Przydzial, Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at NAU, is acknowledged for assistance with obtaining email addresses of recreational student-athletes for recruitment. Ruben Guzman, Research Coordinator for NIRSA, is acknowledged for assistance with obtaining data from the Institutional Data Set concerning recreational athletes.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 by the authors.
PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - Research has shown that exposure to a concussion definition (CD) increases self-reported concussion history (SRCH) immediately, however, no research has been performed that examines the effects of exposure to a CD on SRCH over time. Collegiate recreational student-athletes (RSAs) have limited access to monitoring and supervision by medical staff. As such, recognition of concussion symptoms and need for medical management oftentimes falls upon the RSA. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a novel questionnaire on the SRCH of RSAs. A two-part questionnaire was sent to RSAs participating is sports with a greater than average risk of concussion at a university in Arizona. Data from 171 RSAs were analyzed to assess the change in RSAs’ suspected concussion estimates pre- and post-exposure to a CD and concussion symptom worksheet, as well as over the short-term (2.5 months). Approximately one-third of RSAs reported an increase in suspected concussion estimates immediately following exposure to the questionnaire, but the change was not maintained over the short-term. The results suggest that a single exposure to a CD is ineffective at increasing short-term SRCH estimates.
AB - Research has shown that exposure to a concussion definition (CD) increases self-reported concussion history (SRCH) immediately, however, no research has been performed that examines the effects of exposure to a CD on SRCH over time. Collegiate recreational student-athletes (RSAs) have limited access to monitoring and supervision by medical staff. As such, recognition of concussion symptoms and need for medical management oftentimes falls upon the RSA. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a novel questionnaire on the SRCH of RSAs. A two-part questionnaire was sent to RSAs participating is sports with a greater than average risk of concussion at a university in Arizona. Data from 171 RSAs were analyzed to assess the change in RSAs’ suspected concussion estimates pre- and post-exposure to a CD and concussion symptom worksheet, as well as over the short-term (2.5 months). Approximately one-third of RSAs reported an increase in suspected concussion estimates immediately following exposure to the questionnaire, but the change was not maintained over the short-term. The results suggest that a single exposure to a CD is ineffective at increasing short-term SRCH estimates.
KW - Club sports
KW - Concussion education
KW - Intramural sports
KW - Reporting consistency
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U2 - 10.3390/sports5040095
DO - 10.3390/sports5040095
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85116018128
SN - 2075-4663
VL - 5
JO - Sports
JF - Sports
IS - 4
M1 - 95
ER -