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The Effect Of A Brief, Web-Based Animated Video For Improving Comprehension And Implementation Feasibility For Reducing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial, Erich Petushek, Anne Inger Mørtvedt, Brittany L. Nelson, Mary C. Hamati Aug 2021

The Effect Of A Brief, Web-Based Animated Video For Improving Comprehension And Implementation Feasibility For Reducing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial, Erich Petushek, Anne Inger Mørtvedt, Brittany L. Nelson, Mary C. Hamati

Michigan Tech Publications

Neuromuscular injury prevention training (IPT) has been shown to reduce anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk by approximately 50%, but the implementation rate is low. One of the most important modifiable barriers for implementation is coaches’ comprehension of risk and intervention strategies. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a brief, web-based, animated video on ACL injury prevention comprehension and IPT implementation feasibility. Coaches in landing and cutting sports were recruited and randomized into three groups. (1) Intervention: brief multimedia animated video about ACL injury and prevention. (2) Active control: commonly accessed, text-based web resource about ACL injury and …


The Impact Of Gamified Mobile Applications For Disease Management: Case Study Pre-Diabetic Adolescents, Obie Mcgowan Jan 2016

The Impact Of Gamified Mobile Applications For Disease Management: Case Study Pre-Diabetic Adolescents, Obie Mcgowan

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

In 2014, diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States [1]. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one third of all adults in the United State are pre-diabetic. Pre-diabetes is a condition in which blood glucose (sugar) is higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be diabetic. Persons who have an increased risk of developing pre-diabetes are: those who are not physically active, have a family history of diabetes, are within a minority group, are overweight/obese, and other factors. From 1999 to 2008, the occurrence of adolescents ages 12 to …