Utilisation of New Zealand Rugby's concussion management pathway: A mixed methods investigation.

ABSTRACT: Concerns around concussion highlight the need for strategies to improve the implementation and translation of concussion guidelines in community sports. This study assessed players' utilisation and compliance with New Zealand Rugby's Concussion Management Pathway (CMP). This pragmatic, mixed methods study comprised of concussion injury surveillance and mapping of players' healthcare touchpoints through the CMP. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to understand stakeholders' experiences. Over the season, 27 different healthcare pathways were identified with 28% of players progressing through all phases of the CMP (ideal pathway). Of the 206 suspected concussions reported over the season, 70% were logged in the CMP phone App, and 89% of these had an associated valid baseline concussion

SUBMITTER: Salmon DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11621389 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature