Measurement implications on the association between self-reported concussion history and depression: An NFL-LONG study
Zachary Y. Kerr, Samuel R. Walton, Benjamin L. Brett, Avinash Chandran, J.D. DeFreese, Rebekah Mannix, Ruben J. Echemendía, Michael McCrea, Kevin M. Guskiewicz, William P. Meehan
Abstract
The various approaches to characterize self-reported concussion history and depression provided evidence of significant associations between the two variables, with the degree of association varying based on characterization of each construct.
Topics & Concepts
ConcussionDepression (economics)MedicinePsychologyOrdinal dataClinical psychologyPoison controlDemographyInjury preventionPhysical therapyStatisticsMathematicsEnvironmental healthMacroeconomicsEconomicsSociologyTraumatic Brain Injury ResearchCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationCardiovascular Effects of Exercise