File(s) under permanent embargo
Translating Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Sports-Related Concussion Into Practice
journal contribution
posted on 2016-03-01, 00:00 authored by A Donaldson, Joshua NewtonJoshua Newton, P McCrory, P White, G Davis, M Makdissi, C F FinchSports injuries are a significant clinical and public health concern. There is a growing call to improve the translation of available evidence-based and expert-informed sports injury prevention interventions into sustained use in practice by physicians and others (eg, athletic trainers, coaches, and parents) who care for injured athletes. This article provides a brief overview of the current sport injury prevention implementation literature before focusing specifically on the translation of guidelines (including consensus and position statements) developed to assist physicians and others diagnose and manage athletes with sport-related concussion and the associated return-to-play decisions. The outcomes of more than 20 published studies indicate that physician, athletic trainer, coach, parent, and athlete knowledge, use of, and compliance with sport-related concussion guidelines are limited. More concerted, coordinated, and theory-informed efforts are required to facilitate the widespread dissemination, translation, and implementation of such guidelines. An example is provided of how implementation drivers could be used to inform the development of a comprehensive, multilevel implementation strategy targeting the individual, organizational, and system-level changes necessary to support the translation of available sport-related concussion guidelines in both the clinical and sports settings.
History
Journal
American Journal of Lifestyle MedicineVolume
10Issue
2Pagination
120 - 135Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INCLocation
United StatesPublisher DOI
ISSN
1559-8276eISSN
1559-8284Language
EnglishPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
2016, SageUsage metrics
Categories
Keywords
Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePublic, Environmental & Occupational Healthsports injuryconcussion guidelinestranslationimplementationCLINICAL-PRACTICE GUIDELINESINJURY PREVENTION RESEARCHTRAUMATIC BRAIN-INJURYPUBLIC-HEALTH IMPACTWARM-UP PROGRAMPHYSICAL-ACTIVITYINTERNATIONAL-CONFERENCEKNOWLEDGE TRANSFERFOOTBALL PLAYERSRUGBY PLAYERS