1. Evaluating the Effect of Concussion-Education Programs on Intent to Report Concussion in High School Football.
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Daneshvar, Daniel H., Yutsis, Maya, Baugh, Christine M., Pea, Roy D., Goldman, Shelley, Grant, Gerald A., Ghajar, Jamshid, Sanders, Lee M., Chen, Christine L., Tenekedjieva, Lea-Tereza, Gurrapu, Shravya, Zafonte, Ross, and Sorcar, Piya
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HIGH schools , *PATIENT aftercare , *STATISTICS , *COMPUTER software , *ONLINE education , *HIGH school athletes , *ANALYSIS of variance , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *HEALTH occupations students , *FISHER exact test , *SELF-disclosure , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *T-test (Statistics) , *BRAIN concussion , *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors , *MALE athletes , *TEACHING aids , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *CHI-squared test , *REPEATED measures design , *RESEARCH funding , *INTENTION , *FOOTBALL , *STATISTICAL sampling , *STUDENT attitudes , *DATA analysis , *DATA analysis software , *VIDEO recording , *CONTROL (Psychology) , *SECONDARY analysis - Abstract
Concussion underreporting leads to delays in diagnosis and treatment, prolonging recovery time. Athletes' self-reporting of concussion symptoms, therefore, reduces risk. To evaluate the effectiveness of 3 concussion-education programs in improving concussion-reporting intention. Randomized controlled clinical trial. Three high schools in California. A total of 118 male football players (age = 14.88 ± 1.19 years). Participants were randomly assigned to receive concussion education via CrashCourse (CC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) video education materials (CDC-Vi), or CDC written education materials (CDC-Wr). The primary outcome was concussion-reporting intention, which was assessed at baseline, immediately after education, and at 1-month follow-up. Secondary outcomes were concussion knowledge, concussion-reporting attitudes, perceived concussion-reporting norms, and perceived behavioral control. Across all education formats, a total sample of athletes improved in concussion-reporting intention at immediate and 1-month follow-ups (mean improvements = 6.8% and 11.4%, respectively; F4,224 = 11.1, P <.001). Similar findings were observed across all education formats in secondary analyses examining knowledge, attitudes, and perceived behavioral control. However, we noted differences in concussion-reporting intention by education format and time (F4,224 = 2.8, P =.03). Post hoc analysis showed that athletes who received CC had increased concussion-reporting intentions at immediate and 1-month follow-ups (baseline = 4.7, immediate follow-up = 6.1, 1-month follow-up = 6.0; F16,61.1 = 6.1, P =.007) compared with increases only at 1-month follow-up for CDC-Vi (baseline = 4.3, immediate follow-up = 5.2, 1-month follow-up = 5.8; F1.6,61.6 = 8.4, P =.001) and no improvement for CDC-Wr (P =.10). Secondary analyses indicated differences between CC and both CDC interventions in concussion knowledge and attitudes at immediate and 1-month follow-ups. We identified no differences in perceived behavioral control among interventions (F4,216 = 0.2, P =.93) or perceived concussion-reporting norms across (F4,224 = 0.3, P =.73) or among (F4,224 = 1.7, P =.15) interventions. All athletes exhibited an improved intent to report concussions, increased concussion knowledge, better concussion attitudes, and more perceived behavioral control at both immediate and 1-month follow-ups. However, athletes randomized to receive CC reported a greater intent to report concussion, more knowledge, and improved concussion-reporting attitudes when compared with those who received CDC-Vi and CDC-Wr. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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