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Googling concussion care in the USA: a critical appraisal of online concussion healthcare providers
- Source :
- Concussion
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Future Medicine Ltd, 2017.
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Abstract
- Aim: To examine the online personnel and practice profiles of concussion healthcare providers in the USA. Methods: We conducted independent, blinded, Google Internet searches for concussion healthcare providers using the terms ‘concussion clinic’ and ‘concussion program’ and each American state and completed a critical appraisal of healthcare personnel and services at these websites. Results: A total of 184 concussion healthcare providers were identified. Despite offering care to traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients, access to professionals with expertise in TBI including neuropsychologists (40.8%), neurologists (33.7%) and neurosurgeons (21.7%) was variable across sites. Conclusion: Concussion healthcare in the USA is presently delivered by a range of healthcare professionals with varying levels of training in TBI offering a variety of services.
- Subjects :
- Health professionals
business.industry
Traumatic brain injury
education
030229 sport sciences
healthcare provider
medicine.disease
03 medical and health sciences
Critical appraisal
0302 clinical medicine
Neurology
Health care
Concussion
concussion
medicine
Neurology (clinical)
Medical emergency
business
Healthcare providers
USA
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20563299
- Volume :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Concussion
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9418141a0c2592fb1b25b5c3fd7c6e67