Sports- or Physical Activity–Related Concussions and Feelings of Sadness or Hopelessness Among U.S. High School Students: Results From the 2017 Youth Behavior Risk Survey

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• Alternative Title:
  J Sch Nurs
• Personal Author:
  Sarmiento, Kelly ; Miller, Gabrielle F. ; Jones, Sherry Everett
• Description:
  For this study, we explored the association between high school students' reported history of sport- or physical activity-related concussions and persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. Data from the 2017 national | (YRBS; | = 14,765) was used for this analysis. YRBS is administered to high school students throughout the country every 2 years. Findings from this study demonstrate that the prevalence of persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness was 36.4% among students who reported sustaining one or more concussions. Compared to students who did not report having sustained a concussion, the odds of persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness were significantly higher among students who had sustained one or more concussions (AOR = 1.41). These findings support the need for continued efforts by school nurses and other health care providers to identify students with a history of concussion and assess their mental health needs.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Athletic Injuries Brain Concussion Emotions Exercise Humans Risk-Taking Sadness Students
• Source:
  J Sch Nurs. 38(2):203-209
• Pubmed ID:
  32787613
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7881043
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:748a7a4bb666e35695213e9f4960619ebb1c73cce1e9583cc2861ed8a9230f0f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/114359/cdc_114359_DS1.pdf
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