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Behavioral Scientist, (
J Sch Health. 2020 Jul;90(7):527-537. doi: 10.1111/josh.12899. Epub 2020 May 5.
Sports- and recreation-related (SRR) activities are a major cause of adolescent concussions. Most adolescent SRR concussion research has been conducted among public school students. As private schools are qualitatively different from public schools (eg, location, socioeconomic status, sports played), this study explores the concussion experiences of a large group of private high school students.
We surveyed 2047 New England private preparatory high school students who played sports or engaged in a recreational activity in 2018 about the sports they played, and their self-reported concussion experiences (eg, age at first concussion, if concussions were sports- or recreation-related). Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate statistics are presented.
One-third (33.0%) of students who reported engaging in sport- or recreation-related activities self-reported experiencing a concussion in their lifetime. A higher percentage of boys, students who played contact sports, and those who played multiple seasons of school sports reported a concussion. Sex, contact level of primary sport played, and age of first concussion were also significantly associated with reporting a sports- or recreation-related concussion.
A sizeable proportion of private preparatory high school students reported experiencing a concussion, with some students at higher risk. Private preparatory high school-specific concussion prevention strategies may be needed.
运动和娱乐相关活动（SRR）是青少年脑震荡的主要原因。大多数青少年与 SRR 相关的脑震荡研究都是在公立学校学生中进行的。由于私立学校与公立学校在质量上存在差异（例如地理位置、社会经济地位、所开展的运动项目），本研究探讨了一大群私立高中学生的脑震荡经历。
我们调查了 2018 年在新英格兰地区的 2047 名私立预科高中的学生，他们参加了运动或娱乐活动，了解他们所参加的运动项目，以及他们自己报告的脑震荡经历（例如首次脑震荡的年龄、是否与运动或娱乐相关）。呈现了描述性、双变量和多变量统计数据。
报告参加与运动或娱乐相关活动的学生中，有三分之一（33.0%）的学生报告在其一生中经历过脑震荡。报告经历过脑震荡的学生中，男生、参加接触性运动的学生和参加多个赛季学校运动的学生比例较高。性别、主要运动的接触程度和首次脑震荡的年龄也与报告与运动或娱乐相关的脑震荡显著相关。
相当一部分私立预科高中的学生报告经历过脑震荡，一些学生的风险更高。可能需要针对私立预科高中的特定脑震荡预防策略。
