Sarmiento Kelly, Donnell Zoe, Bell Elizabeth, Tennant Bethany, Hoffman Rosanne
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, Atlanta, USA.
ICF International, Strategic Communications & Marketing Division, Fairfax, USA.
J Concussion. 2019 Jan 1;3. doi: 10.1177/2059700219861863.
Concussion, a commonly reported injury among young athletes, can lead to short- and long-term physical, cognitive, emotional, and sleep-related symptoms. Parents are in a unique position to help identify a possible concussion and to support an athlete's recovery.
This qualitative study used a focus group methodology to explore five research questions focused on two main topics: (1) parents' perception of concussion and (2) parent-athlete communication. Two authors independently reviewed notes from each of the focus groups and then generated a list of emerging themes related to five research questions.
Parents in this study valued and were interested in discussing concussion with their athletes. However, parents were uncertain about their role in promoting concussion safety and often rely on coaches to communicate with athletes about concussion reporting and recovery. Participants described barriers their athletes may face in concussion reporting and suggested strategies to improve communication about both reporting and recovery.
Concussion education efforts may benefit from promoting specific actions parents can take to prevent concussion and how to communicate effectively with their child about reporting a possible concussion.
脑震荡是年轻运动员中常见的一种损伤，可导致短期和长期的身体、认知、情绪及睡眠相关症状。家长在帮助识别可能的脑震荡以及支持运动员康复方面具有独特作用。
本定性研究采用焦点小组方法，探讨围绕两个主要主题的五个研究问题：（1）家长对脑震荡的认知；（2）家长与运动员的沟通。两位作者独立审查每个焦点小组的记录，然后生成与五个研究问题相关的新出现主题列表。
本研究中的家长重视并愿意与运动员讨论脑震荡问题。然而，家长对自己在促进脑震荡安全方面的作用并不确定，且常常依赖教练与运动员就脑震荡报告和康复进行沟通。参与者描述了他们的运动员在脑震荡报告中可能面临的障碍，并提出了改善报告和康复沟通的策略。
脑震荡教育工作可能受益于推广家长可以采取的预防脑震荡的具体行动，以及如何就报告可能的脑震荡与孩子进行有效沟通。
