Knowledge and attitude among Malaysian secondary school athletes on sports-related concussion

Adolescents' knowledge and attitude toward concussions are important in reducing the effects of post-concussion syndrome. To date, no standard education has been applied to Malaysian school-aged athletes. This study aims at identifying the level of knowledge and attitudes towards concussions am...

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Main Author: Fairus Fariza Zainudin
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta 2021-02-01
Series:Cakrawala Pendidikan: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan
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Online Access:http://journal.uny.ac.id/index.php/cp/article/view/33452
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description Adolescents' knowledge and attitude toward concussions are important in reducing the effects of post-concussion syndrome. To date, no standard education has been applied to Malaysian school-aged athletes. This study aims at identifying the level of knowledge and attitudes towards concussions among secondary school athletes. A cross-sectional survey with a purposive sampling method was employed. This study included 190 athletes at State Sports School. The RoCKAS-ST questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge and attitude of respondents on concussions. Independent t-tests were used to analyze differences in knowledge and attitudes score toward concussion between gender (male, female), sports type (contact, non-contact), and competition rank (U15, U18) with p 0.05. There was no significant difference, p 0.05 for both Concussion Knowledge Index (CKI) and Concussion Attitude Index (CAI) score between male and female athletes in contact and non-contact sports athletes. Age differences did not influence CKI scores. However, there was a significant difference, p 0.05 for the CAI score between the age categories of under-15 athletes (U15) and under-18 athletes (U18). In conclusion, age level influenced athletes' attitudes toward concussions. The younger athlete was more vulnerable to concussion injury. Therefore, developing a standard SRC education program for young Malaysian athletes is strongly recommended for concussion management.
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spelling doaj-art-a8c9b2ce6dba4b778989a432371fa4d12024-12-13T02:20:36ZengUniversitas Negeri YogyakartaCakrawala Pendidikan: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan0216-13702442-86202021-02-0141123724710.21831/cp.v41i1.3345216270Knowledge and attitude among Malaysian secondary school athletes on sports-related concussionFairus Fariza Zainudin0Universiti Pendidikan Sultan IdrisAdolescents' knowledge and attitude toward concussions are important in reducing the effects of post-concussion syndrome. To date, no standard education has been applied to Malaysian school-aged athletes. This study aims at identifying the level of knowledge and attitudes towards concussions among secondary school athletes. A cross-sectional survey with a purposive sampling method was employed. This study included 190 athletes at State Sports School. The RoCKAS-ST questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge and attitude of respondents on concussions. Independent t-tests were used to analyze differences in knowledge and attitudes score toward concussion between gender (male, female), sports type (contact, non-contact), and competition rank (U15, U18) with p 0.05. There was no significant difference, p 0.05 for both Concussion Knowledge Index (CKI) and Concussion Attitude Index (CAI) score between male and female athletes in contact and non-contact sports athletes. Age differences did not influence CKI scores. However, there was a significant difference, p 0.05 for the CAI score between the age categories of under-15 athletes (U15) and under-18 athletes (U18). In conclusion, age level influenced athletes' attitudes toward concussions. The younger athlete was more vulnerable to concussion injury. Therefore, developing a standard SRC education program for young Malaysian athletes is strongly recommended for concussion management.http://journal.uny.ac.id/index.php/cp/article/view/33452concussioncontact sportsnon-contact sportsknowledgeattitude
spellingShingle Fairus Fariza Zainudin
Knowledge and attitude among Malaysian secondary school athletes on sports-related concussion
Cakrawala Pendidikan: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan
concussion
contact sports
non-contact sports
knowledge
attitude
title Knowledge and attitude among Malaysian secondary school athletes on sports-related concussion
title_full Knowledge and attitude among Malaysian secondary school athletes on sports-related concussion
title_fullStr Knowledge and attitude among Malaysian secondary school athletes on sports-related concussion
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and attitude among Malaysian secondary school athletes on sports-related concussion
title_short Knowledge and attitude among Malaysian secondary school athletes on sports-related concussion
title_sort knowledge and attitude among malaysian secondary school athletes on sports related concussion
topic concussion
contact sports
non-contact sports
knowledge
attitude
url http://journal.uny.ac.id/index.php/cp/article/view/33452
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