From: Development of a scale to measure expected concussion reporting behavior
ICR Survey Item | Number of respondents | Distribution of responses (%) | Mean (SD) | Reasons for Exclusion | |||||
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Question stem: If I felt dizzy after a bump or hit to the head, I would tell my coach right away… | Never (%) | Rarely (%) | Sometimes (%) | Often (%) | Always (%) | Missing (%) | |||
1. …even if the team was counting on me to play | 282 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 2.68 (1.24) | (Retained) |
2. …even during a championship game | 281 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 2.44 (1.28) | Conceptual overlap with #1; r = 0.81 |
3. …even if I really wanted to keep playing | 276 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 2.54 (1.22) | (Retained) |
4. …even if it was a close game | 280 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 2.52 (1.29) | (Retained) |
5. …even if my parent/guardian said I'm fine to play | 277 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 5 | 2.52 (1.33) | Not central to the construct (more normative) |
6. …even if my team will be down a player | 279 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 2.26 (1.39) | (Retained) |