TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Concussion epidemiology in athletes who are deaf or hard-of-hearing compared with athletes who are hearing
JO  - Clinical journal of sport medicine
A1  - Brancaleone, Matthew P.
A1  - Clifton, Daniel R.
A1  - Onate, James A.
A1  - Boucher, Laura C.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To compare the epidemiology of concussion between athletes who are deaf or hard-of-hearing (D/HoH) and athletes who are hearing. <br><br>DESIGN: Descriptive epidemiology study. SETTING: Data were collected from 2 Division III athletic programs. One institution is the world's only university designed to be barrier-free for students who are D/HoH. PARTICIPANTS: Six hundred ninety-three athletes who are D/HoH and 1284 athletes who are hearing were included in this study. Athletes participated in collegiate athletics during the 2012 to 2013 through the 2016 to 2017 academic years. INTERVENTIONS: Concussion data were provided by the athletic training staff at each institution. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Concussion counts, concussion rate, and injury rate ratios (IRRs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). <br><br>RESULTS: Thirty athletes who are D/HoH and 104 athletes who are hearing suffered concussions. Athletes who are hearing had an increased injury rate compared with athletes who are D/HoH for all sports combined (IRR = 1.87, 95% CI, 1.26-2.78). Football athletes who are hearing also had an increased injury rate compared with football athletes who are D/HoH (IRR = 3.30, 95% CI, 1.71-6.37). Concussion rate was higher for male athletes who are hearing than male athletes who are D/HoH (IRR = 2.84, 95% CI, 1.62-4.97). No other significant differences regarding concussion risk were identified. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Athletes who are D/HoH in sex-comparable sports may not have a higher rate of concussion than athletes who are hearing. Rate of concussion in football may be greater among athletes who are hearing compared with athletes who are D/HoH.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1050-642X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000667
ID  - ref1
ER  -