Concussion Experiences in New England Private Preparatory High School Students Who Played Sports or Recreational Activities

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ID21354440
AuthorsJill Daugherty (0000-0001-9277-0712, Epidemiologist, ([email protected]), National Center for Injury Prevention & Control, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta GA 30341 USA, corresponding author), Dana Waltzman (0000-0002-1708-0524, Behavioral Scientist, ([email protected]), National Center for Injury Prevention & Control, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta GA 30341 USA), Katherine Snedaker (0000-0002-3865-3926), Katherine P Snedaker (Founder and Executive Director, ([email protected]), PINK Concussions 15 Shorefront Park, Norwalk CT 06854 USA), Jason Bouton (Head Athletic Trainer, ([email protected]), NEPSAC District 4 SMAC Representative, Founding Chair, FAA Athletic Trainers Organization, Adjunct Faculty, Sacred Heart University 1450 Newfield Avenue, Stamford CT 06905 USA), Xinjian Zhang (0009-0000-2940-3928, Statistician, ([email protected]), National Center for Injury Prevention & Control, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta GA 30341 USA), David Wang (0000-0002-0827-196X, Clinical Director, ([email protected]), Elite Sports Medicine, Connecticut Children's Medical Center 399 Farmington Ave, Farmington CT 06032 USA)
Year2020
Volume90
Issue7
Pages527-537
Publication date2020-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of School Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4391 • E-ISSN: 1746-1561
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/josh.12899
PMID32369871
OpenAlexW3020841529
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited37

BACKGROUND: Sports- and recreation-related (SRR) activities are a major cause of adolescent concussions. Most adolescent SRR concussion research has been conducted among public school students. As private schools are qualitatively different from public schools (eg, location, socioeconomic status, sports played), this study explores the concussion experiences of a large group of private high school students. METHODS: We surveyed 2047 New England private preparatory high school students who played sports or engaged in a recreational activity in 2018 about the sports they played, and their self-reported concussion experiences (eg, age at first concussion, if concussions were sports- or recreation-related). Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate statistics are presented. RESULTS: One-third (33.0%) of students who reported engaging in sport- or recreation-related activities self-reported experiencing a concussion in their lifetime. A higher percentage of boys, students who played contact sports, and those who played multiple seasons of school sports reported a concussion. Sex, contact level of primary sport played, and age of first concussion were also significantly associated with reporting a sports- or recreation-related concussion. CONCLUSIONS: A sizeable proportion of private preparatory high school students reported experiencing a concussion, with some students at higher risk. Private preparatory high school-specific concussion prevention strategies may be needed.

Concussion · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Physical therapy · Poison control · Political science · Population · Recreation · Socioeconomic status · Suicide prevention · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Traumatic Brain Injury Research

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