Tadmor Daniel Isaac, Chesson Lucy, Till Kevin, Phillips Gemma, Fairbank Laura, Brown James, Cross Matt, Gardner Andrew J, Johnston Rich D, Owen Cameron, Hendricks Sharief, Stokes Keith A, Jones Ben
Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Club, Leeds, UK.
Inj Prev. 2025 Jan 23;31(1):81-87. doi: 10.1136/ip-2023-045108.
Recognising and removing players with suspected sport-related concussions is crucial for community sports.
Quantify rates and factors associated with non-reporting of concussion symptoms in community rugby league.
Overall, 484 community rugby league players aged ≥18 years and 965 parents of rugby league players aged <18 years completed an online survey, regarding concussion history, knowledge, prevalence and reasons for non-reporting of concussion, long-term implications and perceptions of concussion.
Thirty-five percent of players aged ≥18 years and 22% of parents of players aged <18 years reported at least one concussion in the last two seasons. Forty-three percent of players aged ≥18 years and 5% of parents of players aged<18 years surveyed stated they did not report concussion-related symptoms sustained during 2020 and 2021 seasons. The two most common reasons for non-reporting of concussion symptoms were and . Players aged ≥18 years who received external coaching pressures around concussion were more likely to not report concussion symptoms. Over 40% of parents and players were concerned about the potential long-term implications. Ten percent of players aged ≥18 years and 7% of parents of players aged <18 years would encourage their family members/children to not play rugby league.
Non-reporting rates of suspected concussion symptoms in adult community players were twice as high as in professional rugby league, with similar reasons (wanting to play and not letting the team down). Engaging coaches to prioritise brain health and providing broader and appropriate education on concussion should be focused on, given the concerns reported by community players and parents.
识别并移除疑似与运动相关脑震荡的运动员对于社区体育至关重要。
量化社区橄榄球联盟中未报告脑震荡症状的发生率及相关因素。
总体而言，484名年龄≥18岁的社区橄榄球联盟运动员以及965名年龄<18岁的橄榄球联盟运动员的家长完成了一项在线调查，内容涉及脑震荡病史、知识、发生率、未报告脑震荡的原因、长期影响以及对脑震荡的认知。
年龄≥18岁的运动员中有35%以及年龄<18岁的运动员家长中有22%报告在过去两个赛季中至少发生过一次脑震荡。接受调查的年龄≥18岁的运动员中有43%以及年龄<18岁的运动员家长中有5%表示他们未报告在2020年和2021赛季期间遭受的与脑震荡相关的症状。未报告脑震荡症状的两个最常见原因是 和 。在脑震荡问题上受到外部教练压力的年龄≥18岁的运动员更有可能不报告脑震荡症状。超过40%的家长和运动员担心潜在的长期影响。年龄≥18岁的运动员中有10%以及年龄<18岁的运动员家长中有7%会鼓励其家庭成员/孩子不再参加橄榄球联盟。
成年社区运动员中疑似脑震荡症状的未报告率是职业橄榄球联盟的两倍，原因相似（想继续比赛且不想让团队失望）。鉴于社区运动员和家长所报告的担忧，应让教练将脑健康放在首位，并提供更广泛且合适的脑震荡教育。
