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A Neuroscientific Approach to the Examination of Concussions in Student-Athletes
Published on: December 8, 2014
Concussion reporting, knowledge and attitudes in Irish amateur gaelic games athletes
Róisín Leahy1, Shane Farrington1, Enda Whyte1
1School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
Objectives:
To examine self-reported concussion history, knowledge and attitudes towards concussion reporting and education in Irish adult Gaelic games players.
Design:
Cross-sectional survey.
Setting:
Data were collected using an online survey instrument.
Participants:
Two hundred and sixteen adult Gaelic games athletes (106 male, 110 female).
Main Outcome Measures:
Self-reported concussion history for the previous season, reporting history for participants' most recent concussion, concussion knowledge, willingness to report future concussions in a variety of situations and desire for further concussion education.
Results:
Seventy-three percent of participants suspected they had sustained a concussion in the past. Most (72.2%) informed someone of their most recent concussion, although two-thirds continued to play during their most recent concussion. Participants had a good overall understanding of concussion, although concussion knowledge score was not associated with safer behaviour following participants' most recent concussion. While most agreed that concussion is a serious injury (95.8%), 46.8% would not report a concussion during important games.
Conclusions:
The high proportion of participants playing following concussion and their reluctance to report concussions during important games is concerning. Interventions aimed at improving attitudes towards concussion reporting among athletes and other stakeholders are required to improve concussion management in amateur Gaelic games athletes.
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