@article{ref1,
title="Effectiveness of the SLICE program for youth concussion education",
journal="Clinical journal of sport medicine",
year="2012",
author="Bagley, Alexander F. and Daneshvar, Daniel H. and Schanker, Benjamin D. and Zurakowski, David and Dʼhemecourt, Charles A. and Nowinski, Christopher J. and Cantu, Robert C. and Goulet, Kristian",
volume="22",
number="5",
pages="385-389",
abstract="OBJECTIVE:: To analyze the effectiveness of the Sports Legacy Institute Community Educators (SLICE) curriculum for student-athletes on recognition and appropriate responses to concussions. DESIGN:: Prospective cohort study, level II. SETTING:: The SLICE concussion workshop. PARTICIPANTS:: All students ranging from 9 to 18 years (n = 636) taking the SLICE concussion education program. INTERVENTION:: The SLICE concussion education program featuring interactive demonstrations, discussion, and case studies of athletes delivered by medical students and others in health-related fields. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:: Evaluations assessing knowledge of concussion recognition and appropriate response were administered before and after participating in the SLICE concussion education program. RESULTS:: Students displayed significant improvements in absolute mean score on the concussion knowledge quiz between prepresentation and postpresentation (P < 0.0001). Significant improvements in mean score were observed among both male and female students within each age group. The proportion of students who passed the quiz increased from 34% prepresentation to 80% postpresentation (P < 0.0001). However, the percentage who passed the quiz postpresentation was significantly higher among female students compared with male students (P < 0.0001) and among students 13 years of age or older compared with students less than 13 years (P < 0.0001). Using multivariable logistic regression, we identified age group and gender as the most significant factors associated with passing the quiz postpresentation. CONCLUSION:: The SLICE program promotes effective learning and knowledge about concussion recognition and response among students ranging from 9 to 18 years. Lessons from the SLICE program may be broadly applicable to youth concussion education.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1050-642X",
doi="10.1097/JSM.0b013e3182639bb4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0b013e3182639bb4"
}