ABSTRACT Increased focus on sports-related concussion (SRC) in football in the media, and mandatory concussion education for parents of youth sport athletes, may result in parental concern that youth athletes will experience long-term effects from concussion. We sought to identify beliefs about long-term effects of concussion in parents of youth soccer athletes. Four hundred and eleven parents from soccer leagues in three states completed a survey assessing parents’ perceptions and knowledge of long-term effects of SRC. Nearly all youth soccer parents surveyed (96.5%) believe there are long-term effects from SRCs, 76% reported concern their child would sustain a concussion, and 71% had talked with their child about concussion symptoms/reporting. Parents ranked tackle football as having the highest risk for concussion, followed by soccer, ice hockey, cheerleading, and lacrosse. Parents of children that had previously sustained a concussion were 8.3x more likely to be concerned their child would sustain a concussion, and parents with a personal history of concussion were 2x more likely to consider not allowing their child to participate in youth sports. There are wide-spread beliefs among youth soccer parents regarding long-term effects of SRCs, and concerns their children will sustain concussions while participating in youth sports.

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青少年足球父母对脑震荡长期影响的看法 

摘要 媒体对足球运动相关脑震荡 (SRC) 的关注越来越多，以及对青年运动员父母的强制性脑震荡教育，可能会导致父母担心青年运动员会因脑震荡而受到长期影响。我们试图确定青少年足球运动员父母对脑震荡的长期影响的看法。来自三个州的足球联赛的 411 位家长完成了一项调查，评估了家长对 SRC 长期影响的看法和知识。几乎所有接受调查的青少年足球家长 (96.5%) 都认为 SRC 会产生长期影响，76% 的人表示担心他们的孩子会遭受脑震荡，71% 的人曾与他们的孩子讨论过脑震荡症状/报告。父母将足球列为脑震荡的最高风险，其次是足球，冰球、啦啦队和长曲棍球。以前患有脑震荡的孩子的父母担心他们的孩子会遭受脑震荡的可能性要高 8.3 倍，而有个人脑震荡史的父母考虑不允许他们的孩子参加青少年运动的可能性要高 2 倍。青少年足球父母普遍认为 SRC 的长期影响，并担心他们的孩子在参加青少年体育运动时会遭受脑震荡。