McDonald Tracy, Burghart Mark A, Nazir Niaman
Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, Burn and Concussion Administration, University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City (Ms McDonald); and Occupational Therapy Education, School of Health Professions (Mr Burghart), and Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine (Dr Nazir), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.
J Trauma Nurs. 2016 Sep-Oct;23(5):241-6. doi: 10.1097/JTN.0000000000000227.
Underreporting of concussions and concussion-like symptoms in athletes continues to be a serious medical concern and research focus. Despite mounting worry, little evidence exists examining incidence of underreporting and documenting characteristics of head injury in female athletes participating in high school sports. This study examined the self-reporting behaviors of female high school athletes. Seventy-seven athletes participated, representing 14 high school sports. Nearly half of the athletes (31 participants) reported a suspected concussion, with 10 of the 31 athletes refraining from reporting symptoms to training staff after injury. Only 66% reported receiving concussion education. Concussion education appeared to have no relationship with diagnosed concussion rates in athletes, removing athletes from play, or follow-up medical care after injury. In conclusion, female high school athletes underreport signs and symptoms of concussions. Concussion education should occur at higher rates among female athletes to influence reporting behaviors.
运动员脑震荡及类似脑震荡症状报告不足的问题，仍然是一个严重的医学关注点和研究重点。尽管人们越来越担忧，但几乎没有证据研究高中女运动员脑震荡漏报的发生率，也没有记录她们头部受伤的特征。本研究调查了高中女运动员的自我报告行为。77名运动员参与了研究，她们来自14项高中体育项目。近一半的运动员（31名参与者）报告曾疑似脑震荡，其中31名运动员中有10名在受伤后未向训练人员报告症状。只有66%的运动员表示接受过脑震荡教育。脑震荡教育似乎与运动员的确诊脑震荡率、受伤后被禁止参赛或接受后续医疗护理无关。总之，高中女运动员对脑震荡的体征和症状报告不足。应该提高女运动员接受脑震荡教育的比例，以影响她们的报告行为。
