%0 Journal Article
%T Providing a medical definition of concussion: can a simple intervention improve self-reported concussion history in youth athletes?
%J Clinical journal of sport medicine
%D 2020
%A Wicklund, Alissa
%A Roy, Ashley A.
%A Coatsworth, J. Douglas
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X OBJECTIVE: Providing a medical definition of concussion improves reliability of self-reported history of concussion in adult former athletes. We examine whether providing a medical definition of concussion to youth athletes increases the number of concussions reported, and whether reporting differs by age, sex, or sport type. <br><br>DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Concussion specialty clinic. PARTICIPANTS: Convenience sample of youth athletes (n = 301; mean age = 15.1 ± 1.6 years) presenting for evaluation of sports-related concussion. INDEPENDENT VARIABLES: Number of concussions reported before and after presentation of the medical definition of concussion ("vignette"). OUTCOME MEASURES: Number of concussions reported after vignette. Paired-sample t test examined for main effect of the vignette on reporting behavior. One-way between-subjects analysis of variance with pairwise comparisons assessed for group differences. <br><br>RESULTS: Thirty percent of youth athletes reported an increase in number of concussions after vignette overall (P < 0.000). There was no significant difference in reporting behavior by age, sex, or sport type. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Providing the medical definition of concussion, a simple and brief intervention, gives youth athletes context to understand when a concussion has occurred. This results in an increase in the number of concussions reported when gathering a self-reported history. Reporting behavior after a vignette does not differ across sex, sport type, or age of the athlete.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
%@ 1050-642X
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000813