EVALUATING THE ATTITUDES AND KNOWLEDGE OF HIGH

SCHOOL PARENTS TOWARDS CONCUSSION EDUCATION

Ruthanna Rosner Molly Leonard BS Kinesiology - Exercise Science

Mentor: Dr. Valerie HerzogWeber State University

INTRODUCTION

Parent attitudes and knowledge study Heads up! Concussion education program

CDC

BACKGROUND

Zackery Lystedt Law

UHSAA Sports Concussion Policy

ATTITUDES

Heads up! Program

KNOWLEDGE

Heads up! Concussion education

PURPOSE & HYPOTHESIS

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the attitudes and knowledge of high school parents towards concussions and to see if differences exist between parents of different sports and/or different schools.

Parents will report that the Heads Up program is not effective in providing concussion education because parents are not required to demonstrate that they know and understand the information provided, as they are only required to sign a release form implying they have received and reviewed the materials.

METHODS

Parents of high school student athletes at 13 different high schools

300 parents will be recruited via parents meetings and/or games at the 13 different high schools

Selection Criteria: Inclusion: Parent or guardian of any high school

student athlete Exclusion: n/a

PROCEDURES

Recruit parents at any of the 13 high schools

Survey via Ipad, and/or paper

VARIABLES

Dependent: Attitudes about concussions Knowledge about concussions

Independent: Sport Gender High School

STATISTICAL DATA

Mann Whitney Design

SPSS Descriptive Statistics

FUNDING & UNRESOLVED ISSUES

Paper Copies of the survey ----- $20.00

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