@article{ref1,
title="Sports- or physical activity-related concussions and feelings of sadness or hopelessness among U.S. high school students: results from the 2017 Youth Behavior Risk Survey",
journal="Journal of school nursing",
year="2020",
author="Sarmiento, Kelly and Miller, Gabrielle F. and Jones, Sherry Everett",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="For this study, we explored the association between high school students' reported history of sport- or physical activity-related concussions and persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. Data from the 2017 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS; N = 14,765) was used for this analysis. YRBS is administered to high school students throughout the country every 2 years. <br><br>FINDINGS from this study demonstrate that the prevalence of persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness was 36.4% among students who reported sustaining one or more concussions. Compared to students who did not report having sustained a concussion, the odds of persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness were significantly higher among students who had sustained one or more concussions (AOR = 1.41). These findings support the need for continued efforts by school nurses and other health care providers to identify students with a history of concussion and assess their mental health needs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1059-8405",
doi="10.1177/1059840520945389",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1059840520945389"
}