Education and Awareness of Sports Concussion Detection and Management in Quadball: A Cross-Sectional Study
<b>Background:</b> Concussion education for athletes can improve long-term outcomes in injury prevention. As a contact sport, Quadball has seen tremendous growth in its player population over the past decade. However, there is a paucity of understanding of sports injury epidemiology in t...
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| description | <b>Background:</b> Concussion education for athletes can improve long-term outcomes in injury prevention. As a contact sport, Quadball has seen tremendous growth in its player population over the past decade. However, there is a paucity of understanding of sports injury epidemiology in these sports compared to other contact sports in the world. The aim of this study is to describe the attitude, knowledge, and awareness of concussions among Quadball players in the United States. <b>Methods:</b> This study implemented a cross-sectional methodology. Specifically, a modified version of the Rosenbaum Concussion Knowledge and Attitudes Survey (RoCKAS) was introduced to Quadball participants to address the primary aim of this study. <b>Results:</b> A total of 237 Quadball players participated in this study. In this cohort, 57.8% of participants reported having some form of prior concussion training or education. A cumulative 77.0% accuracy of concussion knowledge index questions was found among participants. <b>Conclusions:</b> The findings of this study indicate that the knowledge of sports concussions in Quadball may be greater than or comparable to that of other contact sports in the United States. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-838ea4b350d647d0a3bc4cc87b51b7892025-06-25T13:43:59ZengMDPI AGEmergency Care and Medicine2813-79142025-05-01222510.3390/ecm2020025Education and Awareness of Sports Concussion Detection and Management in Quadball: A Cross-Sectional StudySom Singh0Kiera Borthwick1Rebecca Martin2Demetrius Collins3Christopher Shaw4School of Medicine, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USASchool of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USADepartment of Risk Management, US Quadball, New York, NY 10033, USADepartment of Risk Management, US Quadball, New York, NY 10033, USASchool of Medicine, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA<b>Background:</b> Concussion education for athletes can improve long-term outcomes in injury prevention. As a contact sport, Quadball has seen tremendous growth in its player population over the past decade. However, there is a paucity of understanding of sports injury epidemiology in these sports compared to other contact sports in the world. The aim of this study is to describe the attitude, knowledge, and awareness of concussions among Quadball players in the United States. <b>Methods:</b> This study implemented a cross-sectional methodology. Specifically, a modified version of the Rosenbaum Concussion Knowledge and Attitudes Survey (RoCKAS) was introduced to Quadball participants to address the primary aim of this study. <b>Results:</b> A total of 237 Quadball players participated in this study. In this cohort, 57.8% of participants reported having some form of prior concussion training or education. A cumulative 77.0% accuracy of concussion knowledge index questions was found among participants. <b>Conclusions:</b> The findings of this study indicate that the knowledge of sports concussions in Quadball may be greater than or comparable to that of other contact sports in the United States.https://www.mdpi.com/2813-7914/2/2/25quadballconcussioneducationplayer safetytraumatic injury |
| spellingShingle | Som Singh Kiera Borthwick Rebecca Martin Demetrius Collins Christopher Shaw Education and Awareness of Sports Concussion Detection and Management in Quadball: A Cross-Sectional Study Emergency Care and Medicine quadball concussion education player safety traumatic injury |
| title | Education and Awareness of Sports Concussion Detection and Management in Quadball: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Education and Awareness of Sports Concussion Detection and Management in Quadball: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Education and Awareness of Sports Concussion Detection and Management in Quadball: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Education and Awareness of Sports Concussion Detection and Management in Quadball: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Education and Awareness of Sports Concussion Detection and Management in Quadball: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | education and awareness of sports concussion detection and management in quadball a cross sectional study |
| topic | quadball concussion education player safety traumatic injury |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2813-7914/2/2/25 |
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