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Athletes' Knowledge And Attitudes Toward Concussions, Rebecca Williams, Christopher Cross
Athletes' Knowledge And Attitudes Toward Concussions, Rebecca Williams, Christopher Cross
The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)
Concussions are a serious injury with significant short and long-term consequences. With the increasing awareness of the dangers of concussions, research has been directed toward educating coaches, athletes, and clinicians about this condition. The purpose of this study was to evaluate DII football athletes’ knowledge and attitudes toward concussion, so we can determine what education is necessary to better inform them, in order to be able to conduct a more efficient evaluation. A total of 55 male football athletes from NCAA DII institutions agreed to take part in the survey on a voluntary basis. Subjects completed a survey assessing athletes’ …