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Examination of sports and recreation-related concussion among youth ages 12–17: results from the 2018 YouthStyles survey
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2 23 2020
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Source: Brain Inj. 34(3):357-362
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Alternative Title:Brain Inj
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Description:Background:
This paper sought to examine the frequency of self-reported sports- and recreation-related (SRR) concussion, as well as care-seeking behaviors and potential activity restrictions after concussions, in a sample of youth.
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A sample of 845 youth ages 12–17 years responded to the web-based YouthStyles survey in 2018. The survey measured the frequency of self-reported lifetime SRR concussion, the setting of their most recent SRR concussion, whether a doctor or nurse evaluated them, and the types of activity restrictions they experienced.
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Forty-three percent of youth surveyed sustained their most recent concussion while playing on a sports team, 21.1% while playing on a community-based team, and 36.0% while engaged in a sport or recreational activity. Nearly half (45.3%) reported having to miss playing sports or participating in physical activity for at least one day; about two in ten (19.7%) reported having to miss time on their phone or computer for at least one day.
Conclusion:
Despite wide-spread efforts to promote protocols for SRR concussion among youth, a third of participants in this study did not seek medical care and more than half did not miss at least one day of sports or physical activity participation following a concussion.
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Pubmed ID:32013618
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7233795
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Volume:34
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Issue:3
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