Lystad Reidar P, Strotmeyer Stephen J
Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Level 6, 75 Talavera Road NSW, Sydney, 2109, Australia.
Division of General Surgery and Trauma, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Inj Epidemiol. 2018 Jun 11;5(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s40621-018-0155-x.
Muay Thai kickboxing is a full-contact combat sport with a high incidence of head trauma, yet little is known about these athletes' concussion knowledge and attitudes. This study aims to describe and quantify concussion knowledge, attitudes, and reporting intention among adult competitive Muay Thai kickboxing athletes.
This cross-sectional study comprised 193 competitive Muay Thai kickboxing athletes aged ≥18 years registered with the Thai Boxing Association Sanctioning Authority. The mean concussion knowledge score was 19.5 (SD 2.3) out of 25, the mean concussion attitudes score was 62.7 (SD 7.4) out of 75, and 134 (69.4%) of respondents indicated that they were likely to report concussion symptoms. No significant predictors of concussion knowledge, attitudes, or reporting intention were revealed.
Competitive Muay Thai kickboxing athletes appear to have reasonably good concussion knowledge, attitudes, and reporting intention; however, there is still room for further improvement. It is recommended that concussion education programs based on current best evidence are made available to all kickboxing athletes and coaches.
泰拳踢拳是一项全接触式格斗运动,头部创伤发生率很高,但对于这些运动员的脑震荡知识和态度却知之甚少。本研究旨在描述和量化成年竞技泰拳踢拳运动员的脑震荡知识、态度及报告意愿。
这项横断面研究纳入了193名年龄≥18岁、在泰国拳击协会制裁机构注册的竞技泰拳踢拳运动员。脑震荡知识平均得分在25分中为19.5分(标准差2.3),脑震荡态度平均得分在75分中为62.7分(标准差7.4),134名(69.4%)受访者表示他们可能会报告脑震荡症状。未发现脑震荡知识、态度或报告意愿的显著预测因素。
竞技泰拳踢拳运动员似乎具有相当不错的脑震荡知识、态度及报告意愿;然而,仍有进一步改进的空间。建议为所有踢拳运动员和教练提供基于当前最佳证据的脑震荡教育项目。