The Self-Efficacy of Certified Athletic Trainers in Assessing and Managing Sport-Related Concussions.
| Autor: | Savage, Jennifer L., Covassin, Tracey |
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BRAIN concussion
BRAIN concussion diagnosis VESTIBULAR apparatus diseases EYE movement disorders HIGH schools ANALYSIS of covariance ANALYSIS of variance ATHLETIC trainers STATISTICAL correlation POSTURAL balance MEDICAL needs assessment MULTIVARIATE analysis QUESTIONNAIRES RESEARCH evaluation STATISTICAL sampling SELF-efficacy SPORTS injuries UNIVERSITIES & colleges WORK environment CROSS-sectional method DATA analysis software DESCRIPTIVE statistics PSYCHOLOGY THERAPEUTICS |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Athletic Training (Allen Press); Oct2018, Vol. 53 Issue 10, p983-989, 7p, 4 Charts |
| Abstrakt: | Context: Diagnostic and return-to-play assessments of athletes with sport-related concussions (SRCs) have changed dramatically over the past decade. Currently, SRC assessment and management has taken a multifaceted approach, with new SRC measures being developed yearly. However, to date, no researchers have examined certified athletic trainers' (ATs') self-efficacy in assessing and managing a patient with an SRC. Objective: To examine the self-efficacy of ATs in assessing and managing athletes with SRCs, with a secondary purpose of examining job setting (high school and college). Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Web-based questionnaire. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 94 ATs (high school setting = 54.3%, n = 51; collegiate setting = 45.7%, n = 43) completed an online survey, for a response rate of 9.2%. Main Outcome Measure(s): The survey contained 3 primary subsections: demographics, self-efficacy in assessing SRCs, and self-efficacy in managing SRCs. Possible selfefficacy ratings for SRC assessment and management in the survey ranged from 0 to 100. Multivariate analyses of variance were performed to identify differences in the self-efficacy of high school and collegiate ATs in assessing and managing athletes with SRCs. Results: The self-efficacy of all 94 participants in their assessment of SRCs was 60.34 6 14.5 and in their management of SRCs was 55.30 6 14.1. Collegiate ATs reported higher self-efficacy in the assessment of SRCs using balance (P < .001) and the King-Devick test (P = .04), and their responses approached significance for vestibular-ocular motor screening (P = .05). Additionally, their self-efficacy in the management of SRCs was greater using balance (P < .001) and vestibularocular therapy (P = .01) compared with high school ATs. Conclusions: Athletic trainers had moderate self-efficacy regarding their assessment and management of SRCs. Collegiate ATs had higher self-efficacy in newer SRC assessment and management tools than high school ATs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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