Caron Jeffrey G, Rathwell Scott, Delaney J Scott, Johnston Karen M, Ptito Alain, Bloom Gordon A
a Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education , McGill University , Montreal , QC , Canada.
b School of Human Kinetics , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , ON , Canada.
J Sports Sci. 2018 Jan;36(1):48-55. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2017.1280180. Epub 2017 Jan 17.
Although experts have noted that adolescent athletes should be educated about concussions to improve their safety, there is no agreement on the most effective strategy to disseminate concussion education. The purpose of this study was to develop, implement and assess a concussion education programme. More precisely, four interactive oral presentations were delivered to high school student-athletes (N = 35, M = 15.94, SD = 0.34) in a large urban centre. Participants completed a questionnaire at three time-points during the season to measure changes in their knowledge (CK) and attitudes (CA) of concussions, and focus group interviews were conducted following the concussion education programme. Questionnaire data revealed participants' post-intervention CK scores were higher than their pre-intervention scores. During the focus groups, the student-athletes said they acquired CK about the role of protective equipment and symptom variability, and in terms of CA, they intended to avoid dangerous in-game collisions in the future. Our study was the first to create and deliver a concussion education intervention across multiple time-points, and to use mixed-methods in its assessment. These findings may be of interest to researchers, practitioners and stakeholders in sport who are invested in making the sport environment safer through concussion education and awareness.
尽管专家指出，应该对青少年运动员进行脑震荡知识教育以提高他们的安全性，但对于传播脑震荡知识的最有效策略尚无共识。本研究的目的是开发、实施并评估一项脑震荡教育计划。更确切地说，在一个大型城市中心，向高中学生运动员（N = 35，M = 15.94，SD = 0.34）进行了四次互动式口头报告。参与者在赛季中的三个时间点完成了一份问卷，以测量他们对脑震荡的知识（CK）和态度（CA）的变化，并在脑震荡教育计划结束后进行了焦点小组访谈。问卷数据显示，参与者干预后的CK得分高于干预前的得分。在焦点小组中，学生运动员表示他们了解了关于防护装备的作用和症状变异性的CK，在CA方面，他们打算在未来避免比赛中的危险碰撞。我们的研究首次在多个时间点创建并实施了脑震荡教育干预，并在评估中使用了混合方法。这些发现可能会引起那些致力于通过脑震荡教育和提高意识来使运动环境更安全的体育研究人员、从业者和利益相关者的兴趣。
