An increasing body of evidence supports specific interventions to improve occupational performance and participation for people with psychosocial, behavioral, or emotional impairments after TBI.
The purpose of this study was to examine student athletes' perspectives regarding return to learn following sport-related concussion. Data were collected through an online survey from student athletes; a subset of whom had a history of concussion. Student athletes who reported receiving education regarding the effects of concussion on classroom performance were more likely to report a concussion and receive accommodations. Also, student athletes experiencing specific symptoms reported certain accommodations to be more or less beneficial with returning to the classroom following concussion. However, the presence of a return to learn policy at colleges did not improve the odds that student athletes received education on the effects of concussion on academic performance or improve concussion reporting or receiving accommodations while recovering from symptoms of concussion. Returning to the classroom prior to symptom resolution following concussion can have adverse effects on symptom recovery, learning, grades, and ultimately the livelihood of the student athletes. Colleges need to provide education specifically on the effects of concussion on classroom performance to increase the odds of student athletes reporting a suspected concussion to a school official. Student athletes who report a concussion are also more likely to receive accommodations when returning to the classroom that will enhance recovery without exacerbating symptoms.
Returning to the Classroom Following Sport-Related Concussion: Perspectives of College Student Athletes Amanda Acord-Vira The purpose of this study was to examine student athletes' perspectives in regard to return to learn following sport-related concussion. Data were collected through an online survey from student athletes; a subset of whom had a history of concussion. Student athletes who reported receiving education regarding the effects of concussion on classroom performance were more likely to report a concussion and receive accommodations for that concussion. Also, student athletes experiencing specific symptoms reported certain accommodations to be more or less beneficial with returning to the classroom following concussion. However, the presence of a return to learn policy at colleges did not improve the likelihood that student athletes received education on the effects of concussion on academic performance or improve concussion reporting and student athletes receiving accommodations while recovering from symptoms of concussion. Returning to the classroom prior to symptom resolution following concussion can have adverse effects on symptom recovery, learning, grades, and ultimately the livelihood of the student athletes. Colleges need to provide education specifically on the effect of concussion on classroom performance to increase the likelihood of student athletes reporting a suspected concussion to a school official. Student athletes who report concussion are more likely to receive accommodations when returning to the classroom that will enhance recovery without exacerbating symptoms.
This Evidence Connection describes a case report of an adult with traumatic brain injury (TBI), applying the evidence for intervention from the systematic reviews on TBI that were conducted in conjunction with the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA's) Evidence-Based Practice Project. The occupational therapy assessment and treatment processes for hospital, home, and community settings are described. Evidence Connection articles provide a clinical application of systematic reviews developed in conjunction with AOTA's Evidence-Based Practice Project.
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