Gabrielle F Miller1, Kelly Sarmiento2, Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa2, Sherry Everett Jones3. 1. Division of Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS S106-08, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA. 2. Division of Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS S106-09, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA. 3. Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, MS US8-1, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the effectiveness of school district concussion policies on reducing the concussion prevalence among students. METHODS: Data from the 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study and 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey for 10 school districts were linked. The outcome variable was having a sports- or physical activity-related concussion during the 12 months before of the survey. Exposure variables were 2 district policies, including district-funded professional development and prioritizing return to the classroom before returning to athletics. Logistic regression models estimated the odds of a concussion among students in districts with one, both, or neither policy (referent). RESULTS: In districts with district-funded professional development, the odds of students self-reporting ≥2 sports- or physical activity-related concussions were 1.4 times higher than in districts with neither policy. In districts with a policy prioritizing a return to the classroom before returning to athletics, the odds of students self-reporting ≥2 concussions were significantly lower (OR = 0.6) than in districts with neither policy. CONCLUSION: School district concussion policies may have positive effects by identifying and reducing multiple concussions among students. Published 2021. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the effectiveness of school district concussion policies on reducing the concussion prevalence among students. METHODS: Data from the 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study and 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey for 10 school districts were linked. The outcome variable was having a sports- or physical activity-related concussion during the 12 months before of the survey. Exposure variables were 2 district policies, including district-funded professional development and prioritizing return to the classroom before returning to athletics. Logistic regression models estimated the odds of a concussion among students in districts with one, both, or neither policy (referent). RESULTS: In districts with district-funded professional development, the odds of students self-reporting ≥2 sports- or physical activity-related concussions were 1.4 times higher than in districts with neither policy. In districts with a policy prioritizing a return to the classroom before returning to athletics, the odds of students self-reporting ≥2 concussions were significantly lower (OR = 0.6) than in districts with neither policy. CONCLUSION: School district concussion policies may have positive effects by identifying and reducing multiple concussions among students. Published 2021. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.
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