title: The impact of an educational intervention on college athletes' knowledge of concussions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to determine college athletes' knowledge regarding concussions and to determine if an educational lecture before their sport season would improve their knowledge and reporting of concussions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  University classroom.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy National College Athletic Association Division II men's/women's soccer players and men's/women's basketball players.
  
  
  METHODS
  Educational lecture regarding the basics of concussions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive statistics, ANOVAs, and a paired sample t test determined the athletes' knowledge of concussion before and after the season and the impact of the educational intervention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A paired sample t test indicated that the athletes scored better on the postseason concussion knowledge assessment [t(49) = 10.34, P < 0.000, d = 1.47].
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After an educational intervention, athletes demonstrated an improvement in their knowledge on concussions.
authors.affiliation: Human Performance and Sport Department, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA. tdelano@msudenver.edu
authors.forename: Theresa L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Miyashita
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Timpson
authors.forename: Melinda A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Frye
authors.forename: Gene W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Gloeckner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D056352:Athletes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001924:Brain Concussion; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult