Department of Psychology, Springfield College, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA 01109, USA.
College of Health Sciences, Wuhan Sports University, 461 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 8;18(4):1582. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041582.
The process by which athletes decide to continue or discontinue sport participation after concussion has not been explicated. Intercollegiate and club sport athletes ( = 394) completed an online survey that included assessments of demographic factors, the total number of concussions (and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears) that would prompt sport retirement, concussion history, and athletic identity. On average, participants reported that they would retire from their primary sport after sustaining 3 to 4 concussions (and approximately 2 ACL tears). The total number of concussions reported was negatively correlated with the number of additional concussions it would take to precipitate sport retirement. Athletic identity was positively associated with the number of concussions that participants with a history of one or more concussions reported would prompt them to retire from their primary sport. The results provide information of potential utility to professionals implementing concussion education programs and working with athletes at risk of experiencing concussion.
运动员在脑震荡后决定继续或停止运动参与的过程尚未得到明确说明。大学生和俱乐部运动员（=394 人）完成了一项在线调查，其中包括人口统计学因素、导致退役的脑震荡总数（和前交叉韧带 [ACL] 撕裂）、脑震荡史和运动身份的评估。平均而言，参与者报告说，他们在遭受 3 到 4 次脑震荡（和大约 2 次 ACL 撕裂）后将从主要运动中退役。报告的脑震荡总数与导致运动退役所需的额外脑震荡次数呈负相关。运动身份与有过一次或多次脑震荡史的参与者报告的导致他们从主要运动中退役的脑震荡次数呈正相关。研究结果为实施脑震荡教育计划的专业人员和与有脑震荡风险的运动员合作提供了潜在有用的信息。
