期刊名称：Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research
印刷版ISSN：1438-5627
出版年度：2021
卷号：22
期号：2
DOI：10.17169/fqs-22.2.3615
语种：English
出版社：Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research
摘要：Self-reporting of concussion is essential to appropriate intervention, and failure to report concussion-like symptoms is a significant issue. In the current study we sought to investigate factors that contribute to the process of self-reporting concussion symptoms within the context of the Canadian Football League. A constructivist grounded theory methodology was adopted, employing in-depth, semi-structured interviews with ten Canadian League Football (CFL) players. We found significant complexity within the decision-making process for CFL players, when assessing whether or not to report a concussion. In the preliminary grounded theory emerging from the study, we identified two stages involving 1. pre-game preparation, and 2. assessing the impact. In addition, we determined three related processes (themes): 1. intrapersonal symptom checklists, 2. perceived pressures to play, and 3. certainty of symptoms.
关键词：concussion;football;reporting;underreporting;grounded theory methodology;interviews
