Walker Daniel, Qureshi Adam, Marchant David, Murray Rebecca, Balani Alex Bahrami
Department of Psychology, University of Bradford, Bradford, England.
Department of Psychology, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, England.
PLoS One. 2025 Jun 4;20(6):e0325368. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0325368. eCollection 2025.
Concussion is prevalent in British amateur Rugby and there is currently contradicting evidence of the attitudes and knowledge of concussion in Rugby players. As such this study aimed to investigate the reasons for the variance in attitudes and knowledge of concussion in British amateur Rugby. As concussion is a lived experience within sport, we utilised qualitative interviews using reflexive thematic analysis to assess data obtained from nine amateur Rugby players that had sustained over three concussions to understand if they are aware of the known risks associated with such injuries. Our findings show that poor duty of care from those around the player with suspected concussion was prevalent, and that this poor duty of care enables poor attitudes toward and limited knowledge of concussion. It was also discovered that a lack of education could explain this poor duty of care that is offered to Rugby players by non-players. Poor duty of care and lack of education encourage continued participation from the player with suspected concussion. When there are examples of World Rugby failing in their duty of care of the best players in the world, it is unsurprising that players and non-players in the amateur game follow suit. Therefore, the education of both players and non-players in amateur Rugby matches is paramount, as well as World Rugby improving their concussion practices, in tackling the poor attitudes and knowledge base that we see in the amateur Rugby game.
脑震荡在英国业余橄榄球运动中很普遍，目前关于橄榄球运动员对脑震荡的态度和认知存在相互矛盾的证据。因此，本研究旨在调查英国业余橄榄球运动中对脑震荡的态度和认知存在差异的原因。由于脑震荡是体育运动中的一种实际经历，我们采用定性访谈和反思性主题分析来评估从九名曾遭受三次以上脑震荡的业余橄榄球运动员那里获得的数据，以了解他们是否意识到与此类损伤相关的已知风险。我们的研究结果表明，对疑似脑震荡球员周围人的护理责任履行不力的情况很普遍，而这种护理责任履行不力导致了对脑震荡的不良态度和有限认知。还发现，缺乏教育可以解释非运动员对橄榄球运动员护理责任履行不力的情况。护理责任履行不力和缺乏教育促使疑似脑震荡的球员继续参赛。当世界橄榄球组织在对世界上最优秀球员的护理责任方面出现失误时，业余比赛中的球员和非球员效仿也就不足为奇了。因此，在业余橄榄球比赛中对球员和非球员进行教育至关重要，同时世界橄榄球组织也应改进其脑震荡应对措施，以解决我们在业余橄榄球比赛中看到的不良态度和知识基础问题。
