Citation

Kerr ZY, Zuckerman SL, Register-Mihalik JK, Wasserman EB, Valovich McLeod TC, Dompier TP, Comstock RD, Marshall SW. Neurol. Clin. 2017; 35(3): 409-434.

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology, Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina, Suite 500, Bank of America Building, CB#7505, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7505, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ncl.2017.03.001

PMID

28673407

Abstract

Numerous sports injury surveillance systems exist with the capability of tracking concussion incidence data. It is important for the consumers of sport-related concussion data, be they researchers or the public, to have a comprehensive understanding of the strengths and limitations of sports injury surveillance systems. This article discusses issues of system design and analysis that affect the interpretation and understanding of sport-related concussion incidence data from sports injury surveillance systems. Such understanding will help inform the design of sports injury surveillance systems and research studies that aim to identify risk factors, develop prevention strategies, and evaluate prevention mechanisms.

Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Concussion; High School Reporting Information Online; National Collegiate Athletic Association; Sports injury; Surveillance; Traumatic brain injury