TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - 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
JO  - Journal of school nursing
A1  - Sarmiento, Kelly
A1  - Miller, Gabrielle F.
A1  - Jones, Sherry Everett
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1059-8405
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1059840520945389
ID  - ref1
ER  -