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An Examination of Factors that Influence Knowledge of and Reporting of Head Injuries in College Football

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Identifier	Thesis 1709
Author	Sefton, JoEllen
Title	An Examination of Factors that Influence Knowledge of and Reporting of Head Injuries in College Football
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2003
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	Head injury, more than any other injury, may bring with it controversy and sometimes heated discussions amongst athletes, coaches, certified athletic trainers, parents, and physicians. Many studies have been done and more are underway to provide an understanding of the physiology of head injuries. Research on methods of detecting and treating head injuries is providing medical personnel with the information they need to treat these injuries on and off the field. Historically, studies attempting to quantify the magnitude of this problem have studied high school athletes and relied on those injuries reported to coaches, certified athletic trainers or other medical personnel. However, if a large number of head injuries are going unreported to team authorities (coaches, certified athletic trainers, or other medical personnel) the athletes are not receiving proper medical care. Additionally, no studies have been completed that determine the actual head injury knowledge level of college football athletes. The purpose of this study was to examine the head injury knowledge level of college football athletes, the number of head injuries that go unreported, and some factors that may influence these head injury reporting percentages. his study included 503 participants: 457 football players, thirty eight coaches and eight certified athletic trainers from eight National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II or Division I or IAA level college programs across the country. Part one of the study examined several variables that may affect the athlete's knowledge of head injury. Part two examined those variables that might have an effect on injury reporting. Part three of the study examined misconceptions, staff awareness and general head injury data that may contribute to future education and intervention efforts. During the 2002 football season 391 head injuries were suffered by the athletes participating in the study. Of these, fifty-nine were reported immediately, twenty-nine were reported after the practice/game or the next day, and 282 were unreported. The number of survey self-reported head injuries per athlete varied by school, ranging from.37 to 2.34, with a mean of.894 head injuries per athlete this season. Coaches participating in this study underestimated the number of unreported head injuries incurred by their athletes by 91 percent. Certified athletic trainers participating in the study underestimated the number of unreported head injuries experienced by their athletes by 81 percent. Of athletes and coaches combined, 91.47 percent believe "bellringers/dingers" and concussions to be separate injuries. Survey information was also analyzed to determine specific knowledge deficiencies and misconceptions of athletes and coaches. Data analysis indicates when a certified athletic trainer was ranked as an important source of head injury information the level of athlete's knowledge regarding head injury was significantly higher. In addition, athlete's knowledge was found to be a significant predictor of head injury reporting. In order to better serve college football athletes a thorough knowledge of the magnitude of unreported head injuries must be obtained. In addition, it is necessary to have an understanding of those factors that influence athlete's proper reporting of head injuries if the percentages of proper reporting are to be improved. With this knowledge, educational intervention programs can be developed to address these issues and make sports safer for all participants.
Subject	Head -- Wounds and injuries Football injuries
Department	Department of Physical Education
Advisor	Capitao, Antone
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713735112
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