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Autor/inn/en | Register-Mihalik, Johna K.; Guskiewicz, Kevin M.; Valovich McLeod, Tamara C.; Linnan, Laura A.; Mueller, Frederick O.; Marshall, Stephen W. |
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Titel | Knowledge, attitude, and concussion-reporting behaviors among high school athletes. A preliminary study. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Wissen, Einstellung und Verhaltensweisen im Hinblick auf die Meldung von Gehirnerschütterungen unter Highschool-Sportlern. Eine vorläufige Untersuchung. |
Quelle | In: Journal of athletic training, 48 (2013) 5, S. 645-653 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0160-8320; 1062-6050; 1938-162X |
Schlagwörter | Wissen; Empirische Untersuchung; Einstellung (Psy); Schule; High School; Gehirn; Kopfverletzung; Schädel; Verletzung; Sport; Sportmedizin; Betreuung; Jugendlicher; Sportler |
Abstract | Context: Many athletes continue to participate in practices and games while experiencing concussion-related symptoms, potentially predisposing them to subsequent and more complicated brain injuries. Limited evidence exists about factors that may influence concussion-reporting behaviors. Objective: To examine the influence of knowledge and attitude on concussion-reporting behaviors in a sample of high school athletes. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Participants completed a validated survey instrument via mail. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 167 high school athletes (97 males, 55 females, 5 sex not indicated; age = 15.7 ± 1.4 years) participating in football, soccer, lacrosse, or cheerleading. Intervention(s): Athlete knowledge and attitude scores served as separate predictor variables. Main Outcome Measure(s): We examined the proportion of athletes who reported continuing to participate in games and practices while symptomatic from possible concussion and the self-reported proportion of recalled concussion and bell-ringer events disclosed after possible concussive injury. Results: Only 40% of concussion events and 13% of bell-ringer recalled events in the sample were disclosed after possible concussive injury. Increased athlete knowledge of concussion topics (increase of 1 standard deviation = 2.8 points) was associated with increased reporting prevalence of concussion and bell-ringer events occurring in practice (prevalence ratio [PR] = 2.27, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.60, 3.21) and the reporting prevalence of bell-ringer-only events overall (PR = 1.87, 95% CI = 1.38, 2.54). Athlete attitude scores (increase of 1 standard deviation = 11.5 points) were associated with decreases in the proportion of athletes stating they participated in games (PR = 0.74, 95% CI = 0.66, 0.82) and practices (PR = 0.67, 95% CI = 0.59, 0.77) while symptomatic from concussions. Conclusions: Most recalled concussion events in our study were not reported to a supervising adult. Clinicians should be aware that knowledge and attitude influence concussion reporting. Clinicians and administrators should make concussion education a priority and encourage an optimal reporting environment to better manage and prevent concussive injuries in young athletes. Verf.-Referat. |
Erfasst von | Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn |
Update | 2014/2 |