ABSTRACT

Information is limited about signs and symptoms experienced by individuals who self-report a concussion within surveys. The objective of this study was to assess the number and types of signs/symptoms adults experienced and whether or not medical attention was reported after sustaining a self-reported concussion in the past year. A sample of 3,624 adults responded to the web-based 2019 FallStyles survey. Respondents were asked if they had sustained a concussion in the past 12 months and if so, which (if any) signs/symptoms they experienced following the injury. The frequency and percentages of symptoms were calculated. Approximately 2.9% of respondents reported a concussion in the past year. Approximately two-thirds of respondents who reported sustaining a recent concussion stated that they experienced two or more signs/symptoms; the remaining one-third reported zero or one symptom. The findings suggest self-report concussion questions need additional improvement, particularly those that capture concussion using a single question, to improve the validity of self-reports.

摘要

关于调查中自我报告脑震荡的个人所经历的体征和症状的信息有限。本研究的目的是评估成年人经历的体征/症状的数量和类型，以及在过去一年中遭受自我报告的脑震荡后是否报告了医疗护理。3,624 名成年人样本对 2019 年 FallStyles 网络调查做出了回应。受访者被问及他们在过去 12 个月内是否遭受过脑震荡，如果有，他们在受伤后经历了哪些（如果有）体征/症状。计算症状的频率和百分比。大约 2.9% 的受访者表示去年曾遭受过脑震荡。大约三分之二的最近经历过脑震荡的受访者表示，他们经历了两种或两种以上的体征/症状；其余三分之一报告零或一种症状。研究结果表明，自我报告脑震荡问题需要进一步改进，特别是那些使用单个问题捕获脑震荡的问题，以提高自我报告的有效性。