Prevalence of concussion and adherence to return-to-play guidelines amongst male secondary school rugby and hockey players

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dc.contributor.authorTaf, St. John
dc.contributor.authorEnnion, Liezel
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-23T10:53:28Z
dc.date.available2022-05-23T10:53:28Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractConcussion injuries are common in contact sports. Young players can suffer lifethreatening complications if concussion is not recognised and managed.To determine the prevalence of concussion amongst secondary school rugby and hockey players and describe players’ knowledge and adherence to return-to-play guidelines.A mixed-method approach included Phase A, which utilised a questionnaire completed by 221 players (n = 139 rugby; n = 82 hockey) between 13 and 18 years of age, and Phase B, which utilised three focus group discussions of 15 participants who had suffered a concussion.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTaf, S. J., & Ennion, L. (2021). Prevalence of concussion and adherence to return-to-play guidelines amongst male secondary school rugby and hockey players. South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 77(1), a1477. https://doi. org/10.4102/sajp.v77i1.1477en_US
dc.identifier.issn2410-8219
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi. org/10.4102/sajp.v77i1.1477
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7446
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAOSISen_US
dc.subjectConcussionen_US
dc.subjectRugbyen_US
dc.subjectHockeyen_US
dc.subjectSports injuryen_US
dc.subjectMale playersen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of concussion and adherence to return-to-play guidelines amongst male secondary school rugby and hockey playersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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