The Impact of a Recent Concussion on College-Aged Individuals with Co-Occurring Anxiety: A Qualitative Investigation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Procedures
2.2. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Disruption to Daily Activities
3.2. Disruptions in School/Work
3.3. Disruptions to Relationships
3.4. Changes to Participants’ View of Themselves
3.5. Finding a “Silver Lining”
4. Discussion
Study Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Characteristics | Value |
---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD, range) | 20.59 (1.88, 18–24) |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 6 (35) |
Female | 11 (65) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |
Hispanic or Latinx | 1 (6) |
Not Hispanic or Latinx | 16 (94) |
Race, n (%) | |
White | 14 (82) |
Asian | 3 (18) |
Education, n (%) | |
Less than high school (<12 years) | 2 (12) |
Completed high school or GED (12 years) | 4 (24) |
Some college/Associates Degree (<16 years) | 6 (35) |
Completed 4 years of college (16 years) | 5 (29) |
Marital Status, n (%) | |
Single | 15 (88) |
Living with someone in a committed relationship | 2 (12) |
Theme | Sub-Theme |
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Disruption to daily activities | Reducing hobbies/enjoyable activities |
Decreased physical activity | |
Impact of cognitive symptoms on daily activities | |
Impact of anxiety on daily activities | |
Disruptions in school/work | Disruptions due to light/screen sensitivity |
Disruptions due to sleep disturbance and fatigue | |
Disruptions due to cognitive symptoms | |
Impact of disruptions on emotional distress | |
Disruptions to relationships | Difficulty in social engagement due to concussion symptoms |
Feeling dismissed or misunderstood by others | |
Stigma and concerns about disclosure | |
Interpersonal friction | |
Changes in view of the self | Changes related to cognitive symptoms |
Changes related to irritability | |
Finding a “silver lining” following the injury |
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Greenberg, J.; Kanaya, M.R.; Bannon, S.M.; McKinnon, E.; Iverson, G.L.; Silverberg, N.D.; Parker, R.A.; Giacino, J.T.; Yeh, G.Y.; Vranceanu, A.-M. The Impact of a Recent Concussion on College-Aged Individuals with Co-Occurring Anxiety: A Qualitative Investigation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 1988. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031988
Greenberg J, Kanaya MR, Bannon SM, McKinnon E, Iverson GL, Silverberg ND, Parker RA, Giacino JT, Yeh GY, Vranceanu A-M. The Impact of a Recent Concussion on College-Aged Individuals with Co-Occurring Anxiety: A Qualitative Investigation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(3):1988. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031988
Chicago/Turabian StyleGreenberg, Jonathan, Millan R. Kanaya, Sarah M. Bannon, Ellen McKinnon, Grant L. Iverson, Noah D. Silverberg, Robert A. Parker, Joseph T. Giacino, Gloria Y. Yeh, and Ana-Maria Vranceanu. 2023. "The Impact of a Recent Concussion on College-Aged Individuals with Co-Occurring Anxiety: A Qualitative Investigation" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 3: 1988. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031988