Concussion knowledge, attitudes and reporting intention amongst UK university student-athletes: implications for institutions, coaches and future research

Malcolm, D, Hardwicke, J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1152-0920 and Kenyon, JA, 2023. Concussion knowledge, attitudes and reporting intention amongst UK university student-athletes: implications for institutions, coaches and future research. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. ISSN 1747-9541

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Abstract

This article reports on a survey of concussion knowledge (CK), attitudes (CA) and reporting intention (CRI) amongst a multisport cohort of UK university student-athletes. A cross-sectional study design was used, with 217 student-athletes completing the Rosenbaum Concussion Knowledge and Attitudes Survey – Student Version. The findings show that CK is broadly aligned with previous study cohorts including research in North America, and that sport type had no effect on CK, CA and CRI. Whilst gender did not affect CA or CRI, males returned higher CK scores than females. The respondents’ concussion history did not affect CA. Paradoxically, respondents with a history of concussion had significantly greater CK scores yet were more likely to report an intention to continue playing with SRC symptoms. There are three key implications of these findings. The comparison of findings between males and females highlights the need for a more nuanced conceptualisation of safety and risk in relation to SRC. Second, the evidence suggests a strong need for UK universities to introduce bespoke education programmes and policies formalising the healthcare support and return to learn of students post-SRC. Third, awareness of the complex interplay between SRC knowledge, experience and behaviour will enable coaches across all sports to exercise caution when managing SRC amongst students. The article concludes by arguing that there is a need for further qualitative research to understand how concussion is experienced by UK university students and provided for and accommodated within UK universities.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
Creators:	Malcolm, D., Hardwicke, J. and Kenyon, J.A.
Publisher:	Sage
Date:	1 August 2023
ISSN:	1747-9541
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1177/17479541231190154 DOI 1789810 Other
Rights:	CC BY 4.0 Attribution 4.0 International
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	05 Oct 2023 16:21
Last Modified:	05 Oct 2023 16:21
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/49865

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