Socioecological influences on concussion reporting by NCAA Division 1 athletes in high-risk sports.

ABSTRACT: Concussion among athletes is an issue of growing concern, with efforts underway to improve detection, diagnosis, and treatment. Success depends on communication by athletes, as brain-related symptoms are often not outwardly visible. Education programs to increase reporting behavior have not been successful to date. In accordance with the socioecological approach to health, we argue that multiple levels of influence on student athletes must be addressed, and report a multi-dimensional, mixed-methods research project conducted to identify possible points of intervention into changing the culture of concussion-injury reporting among collegiate athletes. Using quantitative, qualitative and interpretive methods, we examine the individual-level vested interests athletes have in reporting or not

SUBMITTER: Corman SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6505740 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature