The Impact of an Educational Intervention on College Athletes' Knowledge of Concussions

Miyashita, Theresa; Timpson, William M.; Frye, Melinda A.; Gloeckner, Gene W.

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“…This programming has been relatively ineffective in changing concussion safety behavior, or in changing cognitions about concussion safety other than knowledge [25,[49][50][51][52][53][54]. This may, in part, be due to inadequate Social norms and concussion attention to perceived norms.…”

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Social norms theory and concussion education

Kroshus¹,

Garnett²,

Baugh³

et al. 2015

Health Educ. Res.

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Secondary prevention of harm from sportrelated concussion is contingent on immediate removal from play post-injury. To-date, educational efforts to reduce the prevalent risk behavior of continued play while symptomatic have been largely ineffective. Social norms theory may hold promise as a foundation for more effective concussion education aimed at increasing concussion reporting. The primary objective of this study was to assess whether perceived team concussion reporting norms would be less supportive of an individual's safe concussion symptom reporting behavior than objective team norms. Participants were 328 male and female US collegiate athletes. Written surveys were completed in person during the spring of 2014. Among both male and female athletes, team concussion reporting norms were significantly misperceived, with athletes tending to think that they themselves have safer attitudes about concussion reporting than their teammates. Perceived norms were associated with symptom reporting intention, independent of the team's objective reporting norm. A social norms approach to concussion education, in which misperceived group norms are corrected and shifted in the direction of safety, is an important avenue for program development and evaluation research aimed at the secondary prevention of harm from concussion. Implications for the design of this type of educational programming are discussed.

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Social norms theory and concussion education

Kroshus¹,

Garnett²,

Baugh³

et al. 2015

Health Educ. Res.

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“…In addition, holding a preseason meeting that addresses the signs and symptoms of a concussion, proper use of protective equipment, and RTP guidelines are effective ways of enhancing concussion knowledge for parents and athletes. One study (Miyashita et al, 2013) found that a preseason education intervention resulted in an improvement and retention of concussion knowledge among college athletes. While attempting to bring a medically trained guest speaker to lead concussion safety education can be costly, there are alternative and less costly options such as instructional videos and web-based programs that can be used during a preseason meeting (McCrea et al, 2004).…”

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“…In fact, education remains a primary component in improving sport-related concussion awareness, recognition, and management (Halstead & Walter, 2010). A plethora of studies (Bagley et al, 2012;Bramley, Patrick, Lehman, & Silvis, 2012;Echlin et al, 2010;Gianotti & Hume, 2007;Glang, Koester, Beaver, Clay, & McLaughlin, 2010;Goodman, Bradley, Paras, Williamson, & Bizzochi, 2006;Gresham et al, 2001;Miyashita, Timpson, Frye, & Gloeckner, 2013;Sarmiento, Mitchko, Klein, & Wong, 2010;Wesner, 2003) have confirmed that educational initiatives can increase the awareness of concussions for many of the different stakeholders in youth sports. In 2007, the CDC launched the 'Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports' toolkit to educate coaches, parents, and athletes on preventing, recognizing, and responding to sport-related concussions (Sarmiento et al, 2010).…”

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An exploratory study of concussion management policies in municipal park and recreation departments

Kim

Spengler

Connaughton

2016

Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events

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Despite the burgeoning interest in reducing concussions among youth sport participants, research investigating concussion safety policies of municipal park and recreation departments has been sparse. A national survey of park and recreation professionals in 50 states (n = 739, response rate of 23%) was conducted in 2015 to assess concussion management policies and practices of municipal park and recreation departments. Only about one-third of respondents indicated that their departments required coaches to be trained in concussion safety. Among those who mandated concussion safety training, the CDC's 'Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports' was the most commonly used concussion safety training material. Despite the low number of departments requiring concussion safety training for youth sport coaches using park/recreation facilities, nearly two-thirds encouraged concussion safety training for such coaches. The results suggest that, overall, municipal park and recreation department's concussion safety policies are lagging behind those typically found in interscholastic and collegiate sport programs. ARTICLE HISTORYEn dépit de l'intérêt croissant à l'égard de la réduction des commotions cérébrales parmi les jeunes sportifs, les recherches sur des commotions cérébrales et focalisant sur les politiques sécuritaires des parcs municipaux et des centres de loisirs restent rares. Une enquête nationale impliquant les professionnels des parcs et des centres de loisirs (n = 739, taux de réponse de 23%) a été menée dans 50 États en 2015 pour évaluer les politiques et les pratiques de gestion des commotions cérébrales dans les parcs et des centres de loisirs des services municipaux. Seul environ un tiers des personnes interrogées a indiqué que les services doivent être dotés d'entraîneurs formés à la sécurité des commotions cérébrales. Parmi les recommandations faites en faveur de la formation en matière de sécurité des commotions cérébrales, «Têtes Hautes: les commotions cérébrales dans les Sports des Jeunes » des Centres de Préventions et de Contrôle des Maladies (CPCM) est celle qui a été perçue comme matériel de formation de référence sur la sécurité des commotions cérébrales. Malgré le nombre bas des départements qui exigent la formation des entraîneurs en matière de sécurité des commotions cérébrales dans les sports des jeunes pratiqués dans des parcs / centres de loisirs, près des deux tiers ont encouragé la formation de ces entraîneurs dans le domaine de la sécurité des commotions cérébrales. Dans l'ensemble, les résultats suggèrent que les politiques de sécurité des commotions cérébrales dans les services des parcs et des centres de loisirs de la municipalité sont loin derrières celles que l'on trouve normalement dans des programmes de sport des écoles et des collèges.关键词:A pesar del interés creciente en reducir la conmoción cerebral entre jóvenes deportistas, ha sido escasa la investigación centrada en las políticas de seguridad sobre la conmoción cerebral de los departamentos de parque municipal y recreo. En 2015 se ...

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“…Several studies demonstrated the effectiveness of educational interventions (e.g., concussion videos, lectures, web-based resources, etc.) which helped increase concussion knowledge of athletes (Cusimano, Chipman, Donnelly, & Hutchison, 2014;Glang et al, 2015;Miyashita, Timpson, Frye, & Gloeckner, 2013), coaches (Covassin, et al, 2012), parents (Glang et al, 2015), and non-athlete students (Bagley et al, 2012;Falavigna et al, 2012).…”

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Concussion Knowledge of Youth Sport Athletes, Coaches, and Parents: A Review

Kim

Connaughton

Leeman

et al. 2018

JAS

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Mild traumatic brain injury, commonly known as a concussion, has gained widespread public attention. Approximately 1.1 to 1.9 million children ≤18 years old suffer sport/recreation-related concussions in the U.S. annually. The purpose of this review was to assess research articles examining concussion knowledge of youth sport athletes, coaches and parents. Twenty-one articles published from 2009-2016 were selected. The results of this review suggest that most athletes, coaches, and parents had good knowledge regarding the definition of a concussion, common signs/symptoms, and complications from repeated concussions, while most stakeholders had moderate knowledge about the causes, prevalence, and return-to-play guidelines. However, the majority of respondents did not correctly identify the emotional signs/symptoms associated with concussions, and did not know that youth concussions should be managed more conservatively than adult concussions. Notable knowledge gaps were found among youth athletes and parents compared to coaches. Suggestions to improve these youth sport stakeholders’ concussion knowledge are provided.

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The Impact of an Educational Intervention on College Athletes' Knowledge of Concussions

Abstract: After an educational intervention, athletes demonstrated an improvement in their knowledge on concussions.

Cited by 56 publications

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Social norms theory and concussion education

Social norms theory and concussion education

An exploratory study of concussion management policies in municipal park and recreation departments

Concussion Knowledge of Youth Sport Athletes, Coaches, and Parents: A Review

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