Robert Turner|Jeffery Lucas|Lewis H. Margolis|Brian N. Corwell
A preliminary study of youth sport concussions: Parents’ health literacy and knowledge of return-to-play protocol criteria
Duke University|University of Maryland, College Park|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of Maryland, Baltimore
primary objective preliminarily explore parents health literacy knowledge youth sport league rules involving concussion education training returntoplay protocolsresearch design methods study guided knowledge attitude practice kap model health knowledge examine parents concussion literacy understanding concussion education training returntoplay protocols youth sports mixedmethod design involved 119 participants included inperson n8 telephone n4 interviews webbased surveys administered mechanical turk via qualtrics n98main outcomes results respondents familiar concussion protocols trusted coaches knowledge returntoplay rules half respondents report returntoplay concussion criteria clearly explained majority respondents familiar cdcs heads online concussion training programme familiar educationaltraining tool onefifth parents conversations coach medical staff youth sport concussionsconclusion parents general understanding identify concussion symptoms lack knowledge immediate steps take following incident seeking medical help