TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Collegiate athletes opinions regarding helmet use while riding scooters or mopeds
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Olewinski, Luci
A1  - Brooks, Margaret Alison
A1  - Wilson, John
A1  - Heidel, R. Eric
A1  - Watson, Andrew
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Many collegiate athletes use scooters and mopeds for transportation, and they are at greater risk for head injury without helmets. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: Investigate college athletes' reasons for wearing/not wearing helmets while riding a scooter or moped. Participants, Methods: 125 Division I athletes across five teams (two with helmet mandates) completed a cross sectional survey on rates and attitudes about helmet use on scooters or mopeds. <br><br>RESULTS: Helmet use on mandated vs non-mandated teams was 100% vs 3.6% (OR 1141; 95% CI 56.97, 22,850). For the question, "if you do not wear a helmet, what might make you change your mind and wear one?", players most commonly wrote in a law or coaches' rule (57%). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: A coach's rule is associated with a higher rate of helmet use in collegiate athletes, and athletes primarily report a rule or law as the reason they would wear a helmet on a scooter or moped.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1841773
ID  - ref1
ER  -