Reasons and Factors Associated with Sports-Related Concussion Non-disclosures

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of non-reporting after sports-related concussion (SRC) injuries and associated factors among Japanese college athletes. SRC non-disclosure, where an athlete did not report suspected SRC to others, was reported in 7.1% (n＝42) of the respondents. Factors associated with SRC non-disclosures were: college athletes who major in sport sciences, older age, contact sport, history of diagnosed SRC by qualified medical staff, and high knowledge of SRC. However, gender and previous SRC education were not associated with SRC non-disclosure. The top two common reasons for SRC non-disclosure were an obsession to continue playing the sport and a lack of understanding about SRC.