A qualitative study of barriers and opportunities for concussion communication and management among parents of youth sports athletes.
Parent
education
sport
Journal
Journal of concussion
ISSN: 2059-7002
Titre abrégé: J Concussion
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101734296
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Jan 2019
01 Jan 2019
Historique:
entrez:
25
4
2020
pubmed:
1
1
2019
medline:
1
1
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Concussion, a commonly reported injury among young athletes, can lead to short- and long-term physical, cognitive, emotional, and sleep-related symptoms. Parents are in a unique position to help identify a possible concussion and to support an athlete's recovery. This qualitative study used a focus group methodology to explore five research questions focused on two main topics: (1) parents' perception of concussion and (2) parent-athlete communication. Two authors independently reviewed notes from each of the focus groups and then generated a list of emerging themes related to five research questions. Parents in this study valued and were interested in discussing concussion with their athletes. However, parents were uncertain about their role in promoting concussion safety and often rely on coaches to communicate with athletes about concussion reporting and recovery. Participants described barriers their athletes may face in concussion reporting and suggested strategies to improve communication about both reporting and recovery. Concussion education efforts may benefit from promoting specific actions parents can take to prevent concussion and how to communicate effectively with their child about reporting a possible concussion.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Concussion, a commonly reported injury among young athletes, can lead to short- and long-term physical, cognitive, emotional, and sleep-related symptoms. Parents are in a unique position to help identify a possible concussion and to support an athlete's recovery.
METHODS
METHODS
This qualitative study used a focus group methodology to explore five research questions focused on two main topics: (1) parents' perception of concussion and (2) parent-athlete communication. Two authors independently reviewed notes from each of the focus groups and then generated a list of emerging themes related to five research questions.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Parents in this study valued and were interested in discussing concussion with their athletes. However, parents were uncertain about their role in promoting concussion safety and often rely on coaches to communicate with athletes about concussion reporting and recovery. Participants described barriers their athletes may face in concussion reporting and suggested strategies to improve communication about both reporting and recovery.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Concussion education efforts may benefit from promoting specific actions parents can take to prevent concussion and how to communicate effectively with their child about reporting a possible concussion.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32328293
doi: 10.1177/2059700219861863
pmc: PMC7177182
mid: NIHMS1552305
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Subventions
Organisme : Intramural CDC HHS
ID : CC999999
Pays : United States
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of conflicting interests The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The findings and conclusions in this manuscript are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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