Risk of impaired school performance in children hospitalized with concussion: a population-based matched cohort study.
Concussion
; 8(3): CNC105, 2023 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Aim:
To examine the impact of concussion on objective measures of school performance. Materials &methods:
Population-based matched cohort study using linked health and education records of young people aged ≤18 years hospitalized with concussion in New South Wales, Australia, during 2005-2018, and matched comparisons not hospitalized with any injury.Results:
Young people with concussion had higher risk of not achieving the national minimum standards for literacy and numeracy assessments, ranging from 30% for numeracy to 43% for spelling, and not completing high school, ranging from 29% for year 10 to 77% for year 12, compared with matched peers.Conclusion:
Young people hospitalized with concussion have impaired school performance compared with uninjured matched peers.
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MEDLINE
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Concussion
Año:
2023
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Article
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Australia