Concussion attitudes, behaviors, and education among youth ages 12–17: Results from the 2014 YouthStyles survey

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• Alternative Title:
  J Safety Res
• Personal Author:
  Donnell, Zoe ; Hoffman, Rosanne ; Sarmiento, Kelly ; Hays, Cameron
• Description:
  Introduction:
  
  This study assessed young athletes’ (ages 12 to 17) concussion attitudes and behaviors, particularly their self-reported experience learning about concussion and intentions to report a concussion and disparities in these experiences.
  
  Methods:
  
  We used data from Porter Novelli’s 2014 YouthStyles survey that is conducted each year to gather insights about American consumers.
  
  Results:
  
  Of the 1,005 respondents, 57% reported sports participation. Fourteen percent reported they may have had a previous concussion, and among them 41% reported having a concussion more than once while playing sports. Males (17.7%) were significantly more likely to report having a concussion than females (10.0%; χ2 (1) = 7.01, p = 0.008). Fifty-five percent of respondents reported having learned about what to do if they think they may have a concussion, and 92% reported that they would tell their coach if they thought they sustained a concussion while playing youth or high school sports. Youth from higher income families ($75,000–$124,999) were significantly more likely than youth from lower income families (less than $35,000) to report that they learned about what do if they suspected that they had a concussion.
  
  Conclusion:
  
  Age of athlete, parental income level, athlete’s sex, and living in a metro versus non-metro area led to disparities in athletes’ concussion education. There is a need for increased access to concussion education and an emphasis on customizing concussion education efforts to meet the needs of different groups.
  
  Practical application:
  
  We identified athletes’ self-reported previously sustained concussions and predictors of education related to concussion. Further research is needed to explore the age, gender and income gaps in concussion education among athletes.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Article Attitude Behavior Concussion Knowledge
• Source:
  J Safety Res. 64:163-169.
• Pubmed ID:
  29636165
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6207930
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  64
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:69c4d289440b8b805a8be77f0dedfbb49fb198fbd7be5dbf4b3339f6d4f290a8
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/60199/cdc_60199_DS1.pdf
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