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Concussions in NCAA Varsity Football Athletes: A Qualitative Investigation of Player Perception and Return to Sport

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to understand the experiences and perspectives of varsity football athletes on return to play following a concussion injury. METHODS: Two experienced interviewers conducted qualitative, semistructured interviews of college-level football players who had su...

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Autores principales: Tjong, Vehniah K., Baker, Hayden P., Cogan, Charles J., Montoya, Melissa, Lindley, Tory R., Terry, Michael A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30211371
http://dx.doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-17-00070
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author Tjong, Vehniah K.
Baker, Hayden P.
Cogan, Charles J.
Montoya, Melissa
Lindley, Tory R.
Terry, Michael A.
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description BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to understand the experiences and perspectives of varsity football athletes on return to play following a concussion injury. METHODS: Two experienced interviewers conducted qualitative, semistructured interviews of college-level football players who had sustained at least one concussion during their varsity careers. RESULTS: Twenty varsity football players who averaged 2.3 concussions each (range, 1–5) were interviewed regarding peer pressure, the culture of football, and player awareness as factors affecting return to sport following a concussion. Less common secondary factors included risk management, severity and timing of the injury, and team support. CONCLUSIONS: Psychological stressors, the culture of football, and increased awareness were the most influential factors affecting collegiate football players' deciding to return to sport following a concussion. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III
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spelling pubmed-61323412018-09-12 Concussions in NCAA Varsity Football Athletes: A Qualitative Investigation of Player Perception and Return to Sport Tjong, Vehniah K. Baker, Hayden P. Cogan, Charles J. Montoya, Melissa Lindley, Tory R. Terry, Michael A. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev Research Article BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to understand the experiences and perspectives of varsity football athletes on return to play following a concussion injury. METHODS: Two experienced interviewers conducted qualitative, semistructured interviews of college-level football players who had sustained at least one concussion during their varsity careers. RESULTS: Twenty varsity football players who averaged 2.3 concussions each (range, 1–5) were interviewed regarding peer pressure, the culture of football, and player awareness as factors affecting return to sport following a concussion. Less common secondary factors included risk management, severity and timing of the injury, and team support. CONCLUSIONS: Psychological stressors, the culture of football, and increased awareness were the most influential factors affecting collegiate football players' deciding to return to sport following a concussion. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III Wolters Kluwer 2017-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC6132341/ /pubmed/30211371 http://dx.doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-17-00070 Text en Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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Cogan, Charles J.
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Lindley, Tory R.
Terry, Michael A.
Concussions in NCAA Varsity Football Athletes: A Qualitative Investigation of Player Perception and Return to Sport
title Concussions in NCAA Varsity Football Athletes: A Qualitative Investigation of Player Perception and Return to Sport
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title_fullStr Concussions in NCAA Varsity Football Athletes: A Qualitative Investigation of Player Perception and Return to Sport
title_full_unstemmed Concussions in NCAA Varsity Football Athletes: A Qualitative Investigation of Player Perception and Return to Sport
title_short Concussions in NCAA Varsity Football Athletes: A Qualitative Investigation of Player Perception and Return to Sport
title_sort concussions in ncaa varsity football athletes: a qualitative investigation of player perception and return to sport
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30211371
http://dx.doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-17-00070
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