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Citation

Topolovec-Vranic J, Zhang S, Wong H, Lam E, Jing R, Russell K, Cusimano MD. PLoS One 2015; 10(11): e0141699.

Affiliation

Faculty of Medicine and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Public Library of Science)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0141699

PMID

26536016

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the awareness of concussion-related symptoms amongst members of the sports community in Canada.

METHODS: A 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.

RESULTS: The 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.

INTERPRETATION: While 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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