Changes in sport-related concussion and traumatic brain injury in New Zealand during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
J Sci Med Sport
; 26(4-5): 241-246, 2023.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2270042
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To quantify changes in sport-related concussion and traumatic brain injury claims in New Zealand during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e., 2020 and 2021).DESIGN:
Population-based cohort study.METHODS:
This study included all new sport-related concussion and traumatic brain injury claims that were registered with the Accident Compensation Corporation in New Zealand during 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2021. Annual sport-related concussion and traumatic brain injury claim rates per 100,000 population from 2010 to 2019 were used to fit autoregressive integrated moving average models, from which forecast estimates with 95â¯% prediction intervals for 2020 and 2021 were derived and compared against corresponding observed values to obtain estimates of absolute and relative forecast errors.RESULTS:
Sport-related concussion and traumatic brain injury claim rates were 30â¯% and 10â¯% lower than forecasted in 2020 and 2021, respectively, equating to an estimated total of 2410 fewer sport-related concussion and traumatic brain injury claims during the two-year period.CONCLUSIONS:
There was a large reduction in sport-related concussion and traumatic brain injury claims in New Zealand during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings highlight the need for future epidemiological studies examining temporal trends of sport-related concussion and traumatic brain injury to account for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Athletic Injuries
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Brain Concussion
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Brain Injuries, Traumatic
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Football
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
English
Journal:
J Sci Med Sport
Journal subject:
Sports Medicine
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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