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Knowledge of, and Attitudes Toward, Concussion in Japanese Male Collegiate Athletes

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2022.835100

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recognizing symptoms; knowledge; reporting attitudes; reporting intention; collegiate student-athletes

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  1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI [19K20009]
  2. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [19K20009] Funding Source: KAKEN

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There is a lack of standardized concussion education for collegiate athletes in Japan, leading to variations in guidelines by sport. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes toward concussion among Japanese male collegiate athletes and their experiences with suspected concussion symptoms. The findings revealed that a significant number of athletes had experienced symptoms of suspected concussion, but many did not report these symptoms. Recognition of concussion symptoms was lower for some symptoms compared to previous studies, suggesting that educational initiatives are important to improve athletes' understanding and reporting behavior.
Japan has no streamlined concussion education for collegiate athletes, and guidelines vary by sport. In particular, research on knowledge of, and attitudes toward, concussion is necessary for the establishment of concussion education for Japanese collegiate athletes. The aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge of, and attitudes toward, concussion in Japanese male collegiate athletes and to investigate their experiences with suspected concussion symptoms. An online questionnaire was administered to 390 collegiate athletes participating in the following five sports with a high incidence of concussion: rugby union, soccer, basketball, American football, and judo. Of the 121 valid responses, 91 (77.1%) indicated that they had experienced suspected concussion symptoms at least once and 46 of these 91 respondents had not reported their symptoms of suspected concussion at least once. Athletes who had never experienced concussion symptoms were significantly less likely to recognize the symptoms of concussion (p < 0.001). Most athletes recognized headache and dizziness as suspected concussion symptoms. However, the recognition rate for several symptoms was lower than the prevalence of these symptoms as shown in previous studies. This suggests that educational initiatives might be important to bridge the gap between athletes' knowledge and understanding of frequently occurring concussion symptoms and to improve reporting behavior.

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