Participating in Two Video Concussion Education Programs Sequentially Improves Concussion-Reporting Intention

• Published in: Neurotrauma reports 2021-12, Vol.2 (1), p.581-591
• Main Authors: Daneshvar, Daniel H, Baugh, Christine M, Lama, Roberto D, Yutsis, Maya, Pea, Roy D, Goldman, Shelley, Grant, Gerald A, Cantu, Robert C, Sanders, Lee M, Zafonte, Ross D, Hainline, Brian, Sorcar, Piya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: concussion; education; Original; Original Article; prevention; reporting
• ISSN: 2689-288X; 2689-288X
• DOI: 10.1089/neur.2021.0033

Undiagnosed concussions increase the risk of additional concussion and persistent symptoms from concussion. Because there are no reliable objective markers of concussion, self-reporting of subjective and non-visible symptoms are critical to ensuring proper concussion management. For this reason, educational interventions target concussion reporting, but the majority of studies have examined the efficacy of single educational interventions or compared interventions to one another. This randomized crossover study sought to identify whether there was benefit to administering multiple concussion education programs in tandem, back to back. The study randomized 313 male high school football players to first receive CrashCourse concussion education (CC) or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention video concussion education (CDC) followed by crossover with the other education. Athlete concussion-reporting intention, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and enjoyment of education were assessed at baseline and after each intervention. There were statistically significant improvements across all measures, both after single intervention and crossover (all p