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OBJECTIVES: To describe the reach of the Heads Up "Concussion in Sports: What You
Need to Know," online course and to assess knowledge change. SETTING: Online.
PARTICIPANTS: Individuals who have taken the free online course since its
inception in May 2010 to July 2013. DESIGN: Descriptive, uncontrolled, before and
after study design. MAIN MEASURES: Reach is measured by the number of unique
participants and the number of times the course was completed by state and sport
coached and the rate of participation per 100,000 population by state. Knowledge
change is measured by the distribution and mean of pre- and posttest scores by
sex, primary role (e.g., coach, student, and parent), and sport coached. RESULTS:
Between May 2010 and July 2013, the online concussion course was completed
819,223 times, reaching 666,026 unique participants, including residents from all
US states and the District of Columbia. The distribution of overall scores
improved from pre- to posttests, with 21% answering all questions correctly on
the pretest and 60% answering all questions correctly on the posttest.
CONCLUSION: Online training can be effective in reaching large audiences and
improving knowledge about emerging health and safety issues such as concussion
awareness.

Langue : ANGLAIS