Open AccessReliability of Concussion History in Former Professional Football Players
Author(s) -
Zachary Y. Kerr,
Stephen W. Marshall,
Kevin M. Guskiewicz
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e31823240f2
Subject(s) - concussion , football , athletes , recall , cohort , physical therapy , reliability (semiconductor) , mental health , psychology , occupational safety and health , medicine , vitality , football players , poison control , injury prevention , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medical emergency , power (physics) , physics , philosophy , theology , pathology , quantum mechanics , political science , law , cognitive psychology
The reliability of athletes to recall and self-report a concussion history has never been quantified. This study examined the reliability of the self-report concussion history measure and explored determinants of recall in the number of self-reported concussions in a group of retired professional football players.