%0 Journal Article
%T Concussion education for high school football players: a pilot study
%J Communication disorders quarterly
%D 2014
%A Manasse-Cohick, Nancy J.
%A Shapley, Kathy L.
%V 35
%N 3
%P 182-185
%X 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, "t"(244) = 8.49, "p" = 0.000, and Cohen's "d" = 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>
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 1525-7401
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1525740113506605