A cross-sectional study reporting concussion exposure, assessment and management in Western Australian general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General Practitioners (GPs) may be called upon to assess patients who have sustained a concussion despite limited information being available at this assessment. Information relating to how concussion is actually being assessed and managed in General Practice is scarce. This study aimed to identify characteristics of current Western Australian (WA) GP exposure to patients with concussion, factors associated with GPs' knowledge of concussion, confidence of GPs in diagnosing and managing patients with concussion, typical referral practices and familiarity of GPs with guidelines.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, GPs in WA were recruited via the RACGP WA newsletter and shareGP and the consented GPs completed an electronic survey. Associations were performed usin

SUBMITTER: Thomas E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7927406 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature