Returning to the Classroom Following Sport-Related Concussion: Perspectives of College Student Athletes

• In Event: 47.085 - Novel Approaches to Sport and Education Research

Abstract

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 concussion. Student athletes experiencing specific symptoms reported certain accommodations to be more or less beneficial with returning to the classroom. 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.

Authors

• Amanda Acord-Vira, West Virginia University

• Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University