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Emily Kroshus1, Pingping Qu2, Sara P D Chrisman3
1Seattle Children's Research Institute, Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, USA; University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, USA; Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, USA.
Many parents worry about child concussion risk, with higher concern among less educated and lower-income families. This highlights disparities in parental perception of pediatric health threats.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Health
- Public Health
- Sociology of Health
Background:
- Parental concern regarding child health is a significant factor influencing health behaviors and seeking medical care.
- Concussion is a common pediatric injury, yet parental awareness and worry levels compared to other threats are not well-understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess demographic patterns of parental worry about childhood concussion.
- To compare parental worry about concussion to worry about other pediatric health threats.
Main Methods:
- A nationally representative online survey of 1025 parents was conducted.
- Multivariate logistic regression analyzed associations between demographics and concussion worry.
- Latent class analysis modeled worry patterns across multiple health threats.
Main Results:
- Approximately 51% of parents reported worry about their child's concussion risk, similar to car crashes (55%) and anxiety (54%).
- Parents expressed greater worry about screen time (71%) and bullying (57%).
- Lower education, lower income, and identifying as Hispanic or Black were associated with significantly greater worry about concussion.
Conclusions:
- Parental worry about concussion is prevalent and disproportionately higher among socioeconomically disadvantaged parents.
- Further research is needed to understand the reasons for these disparities.
- Identifying targets for intervention may improve parental understanding and management of concussion risks.
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