Faculty of Health and Sports, Nagoya Gakuin University, 1350 Kamishinano, Seto, Aichi 480-1298, Japan.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Tsukuba International University, 6-8-33 Manabe, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki 300-0051, Japan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 31;20(3):2569. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032569.
While previous research has identified the reasons for the concussion-reporting behavior of rugby union players, the influence of confounding factors such as concussion experience, education, and knowledge of concussion symptoms, any of which may have influenced the results, has not been considered. This study aimed to clarify the reasons for the reporting behavior of college rugby union players regarding suspected concussion symptoms by adjusting for confounding factors using the propensity score. A questionnaire about both concussion knowledge and concussion-reporting behavior was administered to 240 collegiate rugby union players. Of the 208 (86.7%) valid respondents to the questionnaire, 196 (94.2%) had experienced any one symptom of a suspected concussion, such as headache, at least once, and 137 (65.9%) reported symptoms to someone else. This study's results revealed two important reasons for reporting symptoms: (1) the willingness of players to report experienced symptoms to someone else, along with realizing a concussion, and (2) the willingness of players to report suspected concussion symptoms, despite the absence of a doctor or trainer. These results suggest that providing educational opportunities to recognize suspected concussion symptoms and establishing a team culture of reporting physical problems to someone else is important for improving concussion-reporting behavior.
虽然之前的研究已经确定了橄榄球运动员报告脑震荡的原因，但并未考虑到可能影响结果的混杂因素，如脑震荡经历、教育程度和对脑震荡症状的了解。本研究旨在通过使用倾向评分调整混杂因素，阐明大学生橄榄球运动员报告疑似脑震荡症状的报告行为的原因。本研究对 240 名大学生橄榄球运动员进行了关于脑震荡知识和脑震荡报告行为的问卷调查。在 208 名（86.7%）有效回答问卷的学生中，有 196 名（94.2%）至少经历过一次疑似脑震荡的一种症状，如头痛，有 137 名（65.9%）向他人报告了症状。本研究结果揭示了报告症状的两个重要原因：（1）运动员愿意向他人报告自己经历过的症状，同时意识到脑震荡；（2）运动员愿意报告疑似脑震荡症状，即使没有医生或教练在场。这些结果表明，提供识别疑似脑震荡症状的教育机会和建立报告身体问题给他人的团队文化，对于改善脑震荡报告行为非常重要。
