英国橄榄球联盟球员对头部保护装备的态度。
Attitudes towards protective headgear in UK rugby union players.
作者信息
Barnes Andrew, Rumbold James L, Olusoga Peter
机构信息
Academy of Sport and Physical Activity, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
出版信息
BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2017 Oct 11;3(1):e000255. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000255. eCollection 2017.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Concussions in rugby union pose a major threat to player welfare. Research has found protective headgear offers no significant protection against concussions but suggests a large proportion of players perceive headgear to be effective in preventing concussions. This study aimed to explore UK rugby union players' attitudes towards wearing protective headgear.
METHODS
545 rugby union players (85% male) from a range of playing standards completed an online survey. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected on player attitudes towards protective headgear use. Descriptive statistics, multiple regressions and content analysis were used to analyse the responses.
RESULTS
37% of players believed that headgear was effective in preventing head injuries. Playing group was found to be inversely associated with headgear effectiveness (∆ =0.01, =-0.13, p=0.02), with youth players holding stronger beliefs that headgear is effective at preventing head injuries compared with all senior groups. The main reasons cited for wearing headgear related to protection from minor injuries (55%) with only 10% of responses related to concussion prevention.
CONCLUSIONS
There appears to be a good awareness in UK players that protective headgear is not effective at preventing concussions. Continued education is vital to ensure players are fully aware of the limitations of headgear, and players who wear it do not engage in overly reckless behaviours as a result.
背景/目的：英式橄榄球中的脑震荡对球员健康构成重大威胁。研究发现，防护头盔对预防脑震荡并无显著效果，但表明很大一部分球员认为头盔能有效预防脑震荡。本研究旨在探究英国英式橄榄球球员对佩戴防护头盔的态度。
方法
来自不同比赛水平的545名英式橄榄球球员（85%为男性）完成了一项在线调查。收集了关于球员对使用防护头盔态度的定量和定性数据。采用描述性统计、多元回归和内容分析来分析这些回答。
结果
37%的球员认为头盔能有效预防头部受伤。发现比赛组别与头盔有效性呈负相关（∆ =0.01，β=-0.13，p=0.02），与所有成年组相比，青年球员更坚信头盔能有效预防头部受伤。佩戴头盔的主要原因是预防轻伤（55%），只有10%的回答与预防脑震荡有关。
结论
英国球员似乎很清楚防护头盔在预防脑震荡方面并无效果。持续开展教育至关重要，以确保球员充分了解头盔的局限性，且佩戴头盔的球员不会因此而做出过度鲁莽的行为。
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