A Cross-Cultural Examination of Parental Knowledge of Concussion in Three Countries

Authors

Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
Sarah Friedman, Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.Follow
Gustav Luke Hensel, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Gal Dubnov-Raz, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Philip Schatz, Department of Psychology, Saint Joseph University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2021

Publication Title

Developmental neuropsychology

E-ISSN

1532-6942

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to examine and compare knowledge regarding concussion among parents of youth soccer players, ages 5-17, from the United States, Israel, and Sicily. Results revealed parents from the United States were more knowledgeable than Israeli and Sicilian parents and were more likely to have a previous history of concussion in their children, themselves, and their social contacts. The success of concussion education, programming, and legislation in the US may account for the greater knowledge of US parents and is reason to advocate for similar resources for youth athletes internationally.

Volume

46

Issue

8

First Page

588

Last Page

597

DOI

10.1080/87565641.2021.2005600

PubMed ID

34844487

Recommended Citation

Moser, R. S., Friedman, S., Hensel, G. L., Dubnov-Raz, G., & Schatz, P. (2021). A Cross-Cultural Examination of Parental Knowledge of Concussion in Three Countries. LVHN Scholarly Works. Retrieved from https://scholarlyworks.lvhn.org/research-historical-works/19
DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2021.2005600