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Use event markers
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Event markers created for some questions, such as ‘How often were you concussed?’ becoming ‘How often were you removed from play due to concussion?’ to minimize recall bias.
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Use ratios for incidence
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Categories of ‘every (n) games’ to assess the incidence of more frequent injuries.
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Long-term outcomes associated with other sports or injuries being separate from rugby
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Categories of training, playing and non-rugby created for each injury reported.
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Save and come back later
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Players are now able to save information and re-enter the platform at a later point in time, to assist with sections such as Family History where this information may not be immediately available.
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Reorder in order of importance
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Current pains and primary outcome sections were placed earlier in the questionnaire.
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Alter occupation categories
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An additional category was added so players can put ‘professional sports player’ which previously would have had to be ‘skilled manual worker’.
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Include mental health status
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Questions on anxiety and depression were added as players felt that this was relevant and that it would not act as a deterrent for participation
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