
@article{ref1,
title="Concussion education for high school football players: a pilot study",
journal="Communication disorders quarterly",
year="2014",
author="Manasse-Cohick, Nancy J. and Shapley, Kathy L.",
volume="35",
number="3",
pages="182-185",
abstract="This survey study compared high school football players' knowledge and attitudes about concussion before and after receiving concussion education. There were no significant changes in the Concussion Attitude Index. <br><br>RESULTS revealed a statistically significant difference in the athletes' scores for the Concussion Knowledge Index, &quot;t&quot;(244) = 8.49, &quot;p&quot; = 0.000, and Cohen's &quot;d&quot; = 1.05. Concussion education can help football players learn signs, symptoms, and negative effects of mild brain injuries.  Keywords: American football; high school, cognitive impairments, exceptionalities, family/parent issues, survey, research, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1525-7401",
doi="10.1177/1525740113506605",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1525740113506605"
}