Citation

Miyashita TL, Timpson WM, Frye MA, Gloeckner GW. Clin. J. Sport. Med. 2013; 23(5): 349-353.

Affiliation

*Human Performance and Sport Department, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colorado; and †School of Education, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/JSM.0b013e318289c321

PMID

23528843

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:: The purpose of this study was to determine college athletes' knowledge regarding concussions and to determine if an educational lecture before their sport season would improve their knowledge and reporting of concussions. DESIGN:: Cross-sectional study. SETTING:: University classroom. PARTICIPANTS:: Seventy National College Athletic Association Division II men's/women's soccer players and men's/women's basketball players. INTERVENTION:: Educational lecture regarding the basics of concussions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:: Descriptive statistics, ANOVAs, and a paired sample t test determined the athletes' knowledge of concussion before and after the season and the impact of the educational intervention. RESULTS:: A paired sample t test indicated that the athletes scored better on the postseason concussion knowledge assessment (t(49) = 10.34, P < 0.000, d = 1.47). CONCLUSIONS:: After an educational intervention, athletes demonstrated an improvement in their knowledge on concussions.

Language: en