与运动和娱乐相关的脑震荡是儿童中常见的伤害。体育官员(SO)和运动教练(AT)是必不可少的,可以为安全比赛和发生脑震荡时进行管理,两组中有相当数量的人完成了疾病控制和预防中心的脑震荡在线培训课程。然而,该课程对这些受众的效用尚未评估。我们假设体育官员和运动教练与脑震荡相关的知识,态度,在完成CDC的HEADSUP在线脑震荡培训课程后,行为意图将从测试前和测试后得到改善。
受访者“脑震荡相关知识,态度,在参加培训课程之前和之后都评估了行为意图。基于Wilcoxon签名等级测试Z分数或McNemar's测试计算测试前和测试后分数之间的差异。对效应大小进行了解释。
参加HEADSUP在线培训的SOs和ATs在参加课程之前就拥有较高的脑震荡知识:90%或更多的受访者可以识别出13个知识问题中至少有7个的正确答案。测试。尽管如此,该课程有效地提高了受访者关于重返比赛方案和脑震荡报告的知识。Further,在测试前和测试后之间,SO和AT表现出与脑震荡相关的态度和行为意图的改善。
SOs\'和ATs\'脑震荡知识,态度,在完成CDCHEADSUP在线培训后,行为意图立即得到改善。未来的研究也可以集中在这种类型的培训的长期保留。实际应用:这项研究提供了深入了解如何更好地集中脑震荡相关的教育计划,以满足SOs和ATs的需求。
Sports- and recreation-related concussions are a common injury among children. Sports officials (SOs) and athletic trainers (ATs) are integral to setting the stage for safe play and managing concussions when they occur, and significant numbers of both groups have completed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\'s HEADS UP online concussion training course. However, the utility of the course for these audiences has not been assessed. We hypothesized that sports officials\' and athletic trainers\' concussion-related knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intentions will improve from pre- and post-test after completing CDC\'s HEADS UP online concussion training course.
Respondents\' concussion-related knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intentions were assessed both before and after taking the training course. Differences between pre- and post-test scores were calculated based on the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test Z-score or McNemar\'s test. Effect sizes were interpreted.
The SOs and ATs who participated in the HEADS UP online training had a high level of concussion knowledge before taking the course: 90% or more of respondents could identify the correct response for at least seven of the 13 knowledge questions in the pre-test. Still, the course was effective at improving the respondents\' knowledge about return-to-play protocols and concussion reporting. Further, SOs and ATs demonstrated improvement in their concussion-related attitudes and behavioral intentions between the pre- and post-test.
SOs\' and ATs\' concussion knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intentions improved immediately following completion of the CDC HEADS UP online training. Future research could also focus on the long-term retention of this type of training. Practical Applications: This study provides insight into how to better focus concussion-related educational programs to fit SOs\' and ATs\' needs.