Parent Knowledge and Perceptions of Concussion Related to Youth Football

Rieger, Brian; Lewandowski, Lawrence J.; Potts, Heather; Potter, Kyle; Chin, Lawrence S.

doi:10.7759/cureus.2268

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“…However, results from questions surrounding danger sign recognition and concussion recovery tactics were poor in both groups. This is similar to assessments performed by Rieger et al, [9] who showed great variability in parental input concerning aspects of recovery. These may be important areas on which to focus educational efforts, as they may affect management initiation, as well as return to play.…”

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Concussion knowledge assessment and educational intervention in parents of youth football players

Eckert

Gillespie

Johnson

2020

JNEP

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Sports related concussions have become a major topic within the pediatric community. This project's aim was to address gaps in care by providing parents of youth football players with a concussion educational tool. Pre and post season assessments were performed to analyze both baseline parental concussion knowledge and any possible application of gained knowledge. The project's purpose was twofold: first, to test the hypothesis that there would be a significant improvement in knowledge score post intervention, and second, to introduce concussion education to parents where previous education did not exist.

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Concussion knowledge assessment and educational intervention in parents of youth football players

Eckert

Gillespie

Johnson

2020

JNEP

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“…A greater urgency for an initial visit may also be due to mandated medical clearance in concussion legislation and increased education for parents about concussion and its consequences. [37,38] A shorter time to rst visit following concussion is associated with faster recovery times in previous studies, so future studies should investigate how insurance type affects differences in care received until symptom resolution. [14,39] Another possible explanation for the observed decrease in average time to initial concussion visit is an increase in availability of concussion care at NCH, although this study did not collect data on that aspect.…”

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Influence of Insurance Type on Rate and Type of Initial Concussion-Related Medical Visits among Youth

Radlicz

Jackson

Hautmann

et al. 2020

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Background: A growing number of studies report increased concussion-related health care utilization in recent years, but factors impacting care-seeking behaviors among youth following a concussion are not well described. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of insurance type on the rate and type of initial concussion visits and the time from injury to the initial visit in youth. Methods: We extracted and analyzed initial concussion-related medical visits for youth ages 10 to 17 from electronic health records. Patients must have visited Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s (NCH) concussion clinic at least once between 7/1/2012 and 12/31/2017. We evaluated the trends and patterns of initial concussion visits across the study period using regression analyses.Results: Of 4,955 unique concussion visits included, 60.1% were males, 80.5% were white, and 69.5% were paid by private insurance. Patients’ average age was 13.9 years (SD=3.7). The rate of the initial concussion visits per 10,000 NCH visits was consistently higher in privately insured than publicly insured youth throughout the study period (P < .0001). Privately insured youth had greater odds of initial concussion visits to sports medicine clinics (AOR = 1.45, 95% CI = 1.20, 1.76) but lower odds of initial concussion visits to the ED/urgent care (AOR = 0.74, 95% CI = 0.60, 0.90) than publicly insured youth. Days from injury to initial concussion visit significantly decreased among both insurance types throughout the study (P < .0001), with a greater decrease observed in publicly insured than privately insured youth (P = .011).Conclusions: Results on the differences in the rate, type, and time of initial concussion-related visits may help inform more efficient care of concussion among youth with different types of insurance.

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“…Although concussions among younger athletes is an important public health issue, much remains unknown on the long-term impact of sports-related concussion in children and how parents and health care providers can appropriately manage them [8, 9]. A recent study aiming to explore parents’ knowledge of concussion among young football players aged 5–12 years old found that misconceptions about concussion commonly existed among parents [10].…”

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Injuries and concussions among young children, ages 5-11, playing sports in recreational leagues in Florida

Liller

Morris²,

Yang

et al. 2019

PLoS ONE

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Background The specific research aims of this study included: 1) Conduct an epidemiologic analysis of recreational sports injuries among 1500 children, ages 5–11 in Florida: and 2) Utilize the computerized pediatric concussion tool from ImPACT Applications, Inc. for baseline and follow-up testing to better understand these injuries. This research followed a prospective surveillance design utilizing a large cohort of children, ages, 5–11, who play recreational football, soccer, and baseball/softball in Florida. The study venue was a large athletic facility in Hillsborough County, Florida. The sports observed were soccer (girls’ and boys’), baseball, softball, and football. Internal and external advisory boards were consulted throughout the study. Methods Certified Athletic Trainers (ATCs) were hired to use High School Reporting Information Online (RIO) for injuries and the Ipad-administered pediatric concussion tool developed by ImPACT Applications, Inc for baseline/follow-up concussion data. Results Over the course of the project, 26 RIO-reported injuries were reported. Football and soccer produced the greatest rate of injuries. There were 12 concussions which comprised nearly half of all the RIO injuries (46%). We conducted 882 baseline concussion tests and 13 follow-up tests over the 2 years. Conclusions To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time data have been collected and reported on sports injuries in the study population. Future studies built on these findings will allow for the development of targeted guidelines and interventions for coaches, players, and parents so sports injury-related morbidity and mortality decrease in our youngest athletes.

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Parent Knowledge and Perceptions of Concussion Related to Youth Football

Cited by 15 publications

References 23 publications

Concussion knowledge assessment and educational intervention in parents of youth football players

Concussion knowledge assessment and educational intervention in parents of youth football players

Influence of Insurance Type on Rate and Type of Initial Concussion-Related Medical Visits among Youth

Injuries and concussions among young children, ages 5-11, playing sports in recreational leagues in Florida

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