Journal article
Mental health after paediatric concussion: A systematic review and meta-analysis
A Gornall, M Takagi, T Morawakage, X Liu, V Anderson
British Journal of Sports Medicine | Published : 2021
Abstract
Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis sought to rigorously examine mental health outcomes following paediatric concussion. To date, heterogeneous findings and methodologies have limited clinicians' and researchers' ability to meaningfully synthesise existing literature. In this context, there is a need to clarify mental health outcomes in a homogeneous sample, controlling for key methodological differences and applying a consistent definition of concussion across studies. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources We searched Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, SportDiscus, Scopus and PubMed. Eligibility Peer-reviewed studies published between 1980 and June 2020 tha..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was supported by the Victorian Government Operational Infrastructure Scheme. MT is funded by a research grant from the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. VA is funded by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Practitioner Fellowship. This research was conducted as part of AG's PhD research which is supported by the Australian Government Research Training Scheme.