Grant: DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Mild traumatic brain injuries or concussions are a common injury. Many people with mild traumatic brain injury have symptoms, such as headache, memory difficulties, or poor sleep, that can last weeks to months after the injury. Often, patients are asked to monitor their symptoms daily to help decide on a treatment focus and monitor recovery. However, it is not currently known whether daily symptom monitoring is beneficial or harmful for recovery. Daily symptom self-monitoring may be help improve patient's ability to self-manage their symptoms but might also increase symptom intensity because of the increased focus on these symptoms. This study will assess the safety of daily symptom tracking. I will recruit 144 patients from hospital in the greater Vancouver area. Participants will either be asked to complete a daily concussion symptom log or not receive any instruction to monitor their symptoms. I expect that participants who complete the daily concussion symptom log will report worse symptoms 3-months after the injury compared to participants who did not self-monitor their symptoms.