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Concussion Awareness and Education among Sports Resource Providers in Uganda : Piloting the Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) Turcotte, Kate; Lubega, Samuel Kiwanuka; Pawer, Samantha; Babul, Shelina

Abstract

While concussion is an acknowledged as a significant sport-related injury, the implementation of international guidelines on concussion management in low income countries can be challenging. The Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT, https://cattonline.com/) is an accessible online concussion resource with up-to-date evidence-based content. The objectives of this pilot study in Uganda were to educate health professionals, coaches, and sport managers on the recognition and management of concussion in sports; and to evaluate the effectiveness of the e-learning CATT concussion educational sessions among health professionals, coaches, and sport managers. In-person CATT training sessions were held for health professionals, and for coaches and sports managers; 74 participants participated in the evaluation of these sessions. Participants who took the CATT for medical professionals training experienced significant improvement of their confidence in recognizing a concussion, in reaching out to someone with a concussion, and in supporting someone with a concussion; overall concussion knowledge also increased significantly (p=0.000). Participants who took the CATT for coaches training experienced significant improvement of their confidence in referring someone with concussion to a professional, in recognizing a concussion, in reaching out to someone with a concussion, and in supporting someone with a concussion; overall concussion knowledge also increased significantly (p=0.002). Participant opinions about CATT were very positive overall, and challenges for delivering online concussion training in Uganda were identified.

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Title
Concussion Awareness and Education among Sports Resource Providers in Uganda : Piloting the Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT)
Creator
Turcotte, Kate; Lubega, Samuel Kiwanuka; Pawer, Samantha; Babul, Shelina
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.).
Publisher
SciMed Central
Date Issued
2020-08-21
Description
While concussion is an acknowledged as a significant sport-related injury, the implementation of international guidelines on concussion management in low income countries can be challenging. The Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT, https://cattonline.com/) is an accessible online concussion resource with up-to-date evidence-based content. The objectives of this pilot study in Uganda were to educate health professionals, coaches, and sport managers on the recognition and management of concussion in sports; and to evaluate the effectiveness of the e-learning CATT concussion educational sessions among health professionals, coaches, and sport managers. In-person CATT training sessions were held for health professionals, and for coaches and sports managers; 74 participants participated in the evaluation of these sessions. Participants who took the CATT for medical professionals training experienced significant improvement of their confidence in recognizing a concussion, in reaching out to someone with a concussion, and in supporting someone with a concussion; overall concussion knowledge also increased significantly (p=0.000). Participants who took the CATT for coaches training experienced significant improvement of their confidence in referring someone with concussion to a professional, in recognizing a concussion, in reaching out to someone with a concussion, and in supporting someone with a concussion; overall concussion knowledge also increased significantly (p=0.002). Participant opinions about CATT were very positive overall, and challenges for delivering online concussion training in Uganda were identified.
Subject
Concussion; mTBI; Sports; e-learning; Health professionals; Coaches; Adults (20-64); Concussion/traumatic brain injury
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-02-17
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0395887
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/77319
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Non UBC; Pediatrics, Department of
Citation
Turcotte K, Lubega SK, Pawer S, Babul S (2020) Concussion Awareness and Education among Sports Resource Providers in Uganda: Piloting the Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT). Ann Sports Med Res 7(5): 1161.
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher; Undergraduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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