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Beliefs affecting concussion reporting among military cadets: advanced observations through machine learning
Daniel D Leeds1, Yue Zeng1, Brian R Johnson2
1Computer and Information Science Department, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, USA.
Brain Injury
|February 8, 2022
Summary
Untreated concussions are a health concern, with many unreported cases. Machine learning reveals that while more concussion knowledge may decrease reporting, ethical considerations can increase the willingness to report these injuries.
Area of Science:
- Sports Medicine
- Neurology
- Public Health
Background:
- Untreated concussions pose a significant health risk, yet accurate incidence data is lacking due to under-reporting.
- Factors influencing concussion self-reporting include knowledge of outcomes and prevailing concussion culture.
Purpose of the Study:
- To utilize machine learning to identify trends in concussion knowledge and willingness to self-report among cadets.
- To explore the relationship between concussion awareness, ethical beliefs, and reporting behavior.
Main Methods:
- A survey was administered to 2,204 cadets assessing concussion knowledge, beliefs, ethics, demographics, and reporting willingness.
- Machine learning techniques, including clustering, non-negative matrix analysis, and support vector machine classification, were employed.
Main Results:
- Knowledge of concussion symptoms and long-term outcomes, along with ethical beliefs and reporting requirements, were linked to self-report willingness.
- Lower ethical considerations correlated with inverse relationships between symptom/outcome knowledge and reporting; higher ethics predicted increased reporting.
Conclusions:
- Machine learning confirms the role of concussion culture and suggests increased symptom knowledge may reduce reporting.
- Ethical behavior emerged as a significant factor associated with overall concussion reporting willingness, warranting further investigation by healthcare providers.
