Parent knowledge of and attitudes towards youth sport-related concussion and associations with child and parent factors

Concussion

Magdalena Wojtowicz¹  Samantha D Roberts²  Phillip Schatz³  Johna Register-Mihalik⁴ 

[1] Sport Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA;1Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada;2Department of Psychology, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA 19131, USA;;3Department of Exercise &

关键词: attitudes;    parent knowledge;    perceived knowledge;    sport-related concussion;    youth sport;   

DOI  :  10.2217/cnc-2021-0008

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Aim: This cross-sectional study aimed to better understand parental knowledge and attitudes regarding pediatric sport-related concussions, and association with parent/child biopsychosocial factors. Methods: A community sample of ninety families (n = 140 children) were included. Parental concussion knowledge and attitudes, concussion history, sport participation and social risk status score (SRS) were collected. Results: Parents scored an average of 76% accuracy on factual concussion knowledge, with 74% confidence in responses. Parents endorsed a favorable attitude toward concussion reporting and management. Low SRS had higher perceived accuracy of knowledge than medium or high SRS (p = 0.003). SRS influenced over-and-underestimations of factual knowledge (p = .04). Age at first sport and sport contact level influenced factual and perceived concussion knowledge. Conclusion: These findings identify common gaps in concussion knowledge in parents.

【 授权许可】

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