Download or read book The Impact of a Concussion Education Intervention on Knowledge and Attitudes about Concussion with Youth and High School Students and Their Parents and Coaches written by Cara Jane Bortz and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a concussion education program on the knowledge and attitudes of high school and youth athletes and their parents and coaches. Knowledge and attitude were examined via the Rosenbaum Knowledge and Attitudes Survey- Student Version (RoCKAS-ST-R). This measure has been shown to be a reliable and valid measure of knowledge and attitude towards sports concussion. The RoCKAS-ST-R was administered prior to the delivery of the education program and immediately following it. Thus, pre and post measures were administered to all participants and a paired-samples t-test was utilized to analyze knowledge and attitude. The education intervention created for this study was effective in changing increasing knowledge and changing attitude in a healthy direction for athletes and their parents and coaches. The current study is one of the earliest independent investigations of the impact of educational interventions on knowledge about and attitude toward concussion. Significant increases in both knowledge and attitude with athletes, parents, and coaches was obtained, demonstrating the effectiveness of the education intervention. Results indicate the effectiveness of education interventions in increasing knowledge and changing attitude in a healthy direction regarding sport-related concussion.