@article{ref1,
title="Do family physicians, emergency department physicians, and pediatricians give consistent sport-related concussion management advice?",
journal="Canadian family physician",
year="2014",
author="Stoller, Jacqueline and Carson, James D. and Garel, Alisha and Libfeld, Paula and Snow, Catherine L. and Law, Marcus and Frémont, Pierre",
volume="60",
number="6",
pages="548-552",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To identify differences and gaps in recommendations to patients for the management of sport-related concussion among FPs, emergency department physicians (EDPs), and pediatricians. <br><br>DESIGN: A self-administered, multiple-choice survey was e-mailed to FPs, EDPs, and pediatricians. The survey had been assessed for content validity. SETTING: Two community teaching hospitals in the greater Toronto area in Ontario. PARTICIPANTS: Two hundred seventy physicians, including FPs, EDPs, and pediatricians, were invited to participate. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Identification of sources of concussion management information, usefulness of concussion diagnosis strategies, and whether physicians use common terminology when explaining cognitive rest strategies to patients after sport-related concussions. <br><br>RESULTS: The response rate was 43.7%. Surveys were completed by 70 FPs, 23 EDPs, and 11 pediatricians. In total, 49% of FP, 52% of EDP, and 27% of pediatrician respondents reported no knowledge of any consensus statements on concussion in sport, and 54% of FPs, 86% of EDPs, and 78% of pediatricians never used the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool, version 2. Only 49% of FPs, 57% of EDPs, and 36% of pediatricians always advised cognitive rest. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study identified large gaps in the knowledge of concussion guidelines and implementation of recommendations for treating patients with sport-related concussions. Although some physicians recommended physical and cognitive rest, a large proportion failed to consistently advise this strategy. Better knowledge transfer efforts should target all 3 groups of physicians.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0008-350X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}