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Abstract
A concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is the most common type of brain injury sustained by both adults and children with a high incidence of mTBI among college students. This study evaluates health-action behaviors for college students seeking or recommending healthcare through the Common Sense Model. A survey for college students assessed health-action behavior and expected outcomes following concussion, which analyzed influencing factors from the model. Results suggest that college students are more likely to recommend seeking healthcare for others whereas students are more likely to wait, monitor symptoms, or seek others’ opinions before seeking care for themselves. Additionally, students were sensitive to the cause or mechanism of injury when determining health-actions and expected outcomes. As a result, future studies should seek to understand reasoning behind specific health-action behaviors regarding concussion injuries to inform educational efforts around the importance of seeking healthcare following a concussion.