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January 1, 2021BMJ Open Sport & Exercise MedicineOpen Access

Do rugby league players under-report concussion symptoms? A cross-sectional study of elite teams based in Australia

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Why the study?

The rate of under-reporting of concussion and concussion symptoms among elite rugby league players in Australia was unknown.

What is the rate of under-reporting of concussion and its symptoms in elite rugby league players in Australia?

Population

151 male NRL club contracted rugby league players across three professional clubs in Australia

Design

Cross-sectional survey study

Authors

TLThomas LongworthAMAndrew McDonaldJames Cook University HospitalCCCorey CunninghamKimberly-Clark (Canada)

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Implication

Clinicians should probe for unreported symptoms in rugby league players; leaves open optimal strategies to improve disclosure rates.

Structured PICO

What is the rate of under-reporting of concussion and its symptoms in elite rugby league players in Australia?

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Population
151 male, National Rugby League (NRL) club contracted rugby league players across three professional clubs in Australia
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Intervention
Voluntary, anonymous survey exploring player demographics, concussion data, under-reporting instances and reasons for under-reporting over the 2018 and 2019 rugby league seasons
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Outcome
Rate of under-reporting of concussion and its symptomspatient reported

A significant proportion of elite rugby league players under-report concussions, highlighting the need for objective concussion testing.

Cite This Study

Longworth et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a756a209fe5b048e4e71531https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000860
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