@article{ref1,
title="Validation of 'reported concussion' within a national health survey",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2018",
author="Gordon, Kevin E. and Kuhle, Stefan",
volume="32",
number="1",
pages="41-48",
abstract="SETTING: The Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) is a national cross-sectional health survey, which has collected information on injuries serious enough to limit normal activity. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To assess the construct and discriminant validity of reporting 'concussion or other brain injury' in the CCHS as the respondents' most serious injury. <br><br>METHODS: Construct validity was assessed by describing the injury profile. Discriminant validity was assessed by examining differences between those reporting concussion or other brain injury, and either: respondents not reporting brain injury (population control); or respondents reporting orthopaedic injuries (orthopaedic control). <br><br>RESULTS: In total, 1,852 of the 682,455 eligible CCHS respondents (≥12 years) reported a concussion or other brain injury within the prior year, a population annual incidence of 0.29%. Those reporting concussion or other brain injury were younger and male (p < 0.001), with an injury acquired by falling (p < 0.001) or sport or physical exercise (p < 0.001). Most (78.4%) who reported concussions or other brain injuries received medical attention from a health professional within 48 hours of their injury. The reported injury profiles appear to differ from the population controls and those reporting orthopaedic injuries. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The report of 'concussion or other brain injury' in the CCHS may be a valid source of population-based traumatic brain injury epidemiological data.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.1080/02699052.2017.1403046",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2017.1403046"
}