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Thurman,
D. J., Branche, C. M., & Sniezek, J. E. (1998). The epidemiology
of sports-related traumatic brain injuries in the United States:
Recent developments. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 13,
1-8. |
| Type
of Study |
Review |
| Subjects |
Athletes
who sustained concussions during athletic events |
| Diagnosis |
Brain
injury (mild, moderate, severe) |
| Purpose
|
- To examine recent
data on estimates of the overall incidence of sports-related TBI in
the United States.
- To describe
the severity of injuries and define high risk groups.
- To develop more
efficient injury prevention strategies.
|
| Methods
|
- Description
of TBI, TBI populations, and sources providing information on the
prevalence of TBI.
- Summary of sports-related
TBI prevalence and severity across age groups
- Summary of mortality
data
- Discussions
of ways to identify problems, identify risk factors, and develop and
test interventions.
|
| Conclusion
|
- Sports-related
TBI is a considerable health problem because large numbers of people
incur these injuries each year.
- Better methods
of prevention need to be developed.
- Information
should be presented to the public to promote the awareness and seriousness
of sports-related TBI much like TBI resulting from violence or motor
vehicle accidents.
- To better assess
sports-related TBI a consistent definition needs to be adopted throughout
all sports.
- Researchers
need to revise and extend data collection and consider new strategies
based on the findings.
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