Concussion under-reporting and pressure from coaches, teammates, fans, and parents.

ABSTRACT: Concussions from sport present a substantial public health burden given the number of youth, adolescent and emerging adult athletes that participate in contact or collision sports. Athletes who fail to report symptoms of a suspected concussion and continue play are at risk of worsened symptomatology and potentially catastrophic neurologic consequences if another impact is sustained during this vulnerable period. Understanding why athletes do or do not report their symptoms is critical for developing efficacious strategies for risk reduction. Psychosocial theories and frameworks that explicitly incorporate context, as a source of expectations about the outcomes of reporting and as a source of behavioral reinforcement, are useful in framing this problem. The present study quantifies the pres

SUBMITTER: Kroshus E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4651185 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature