ArticlePloS one2015
Recognizing the Symptoms of Mental Illness following Concussions in the Sports Community: A Need for Improvement.
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- Concussions in Sledding Sports and the Unrecognized "Sled Head": A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2018Article
- Pros and Cons of 19 Sport-Related Concussion Educational Resources in Canada: Avenues for Better Care and Prevention.Frontiers in neurology · 2018Article
- Factors affecting the concussion knowledge of athletes, parents, coaches, and medical professionals.SAGE open medicine · 2017Article
- Head-Eye Vestibular Motion Therapy Affects the Mental and Physical Health of Severe Chronic Postconcussion Patients.Frontiers in neurology · 2017Article
- Twitter and traumatic brain injury: A content and sentiment analysis of tweets pertaining to sport-related brain injury.SAGE open medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the awareness of concussion-related symptoms amongst members of the sports community in Canada.
methodsA cross-sectional national electronic survey was conducted. Youth athletes, parents, coaches and medical professionals across Canada were recruited through mailing lists from sports-related opt-in marketing databases. Participants were asked to identify, from a list of options, the symptoms of a concussion. The proportion of identified symptoms (categorized as physical, cognitive, mental health-related and overall) as well as participant factors associated with symptom recognition were analyzed.
resultsThe survey elicited 6,937 responses. Most of the respondents (92.1%) completed the English language survey, were male (57.7%), 35-54 years of age (61.7%), with post-secondary education (58.2%), or high reported yearly household income (>$80,000; 53.0%). There were respondents from all provinces and territories with the majority of respondents from Ontario (35.2%) or British Columbia (19.1%). While participants identified most of the physical (mean = 84.2% of symptoms) and cognitive (mean = 91.2% of symptoms), they on average only identified 53.5% of the mental health-related symptoms of concussions. Respondents who were older, with higher education and household income, or resided in the Northwest Territories or Alberta identified significantly more of the mental health-related symptoms listed.
interpretationWhile Canadian youth athletes, parents, coaches and medical professionals are able to identify most of the physical and cognitive symptoms associated with concussion, identification of mental health-related symptoms of concussion is still lagging.
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