Australian Health Review
Understanding Australian community members’ knowledge of concussion: a cross-sectional nationwide survey
Objective This study aimed to establish current Australian community knowledge of: (i) mechanisms of concussion injury; (ii) concussion signs and symptoms; (iii) concussion response and management; (iv) pathways of seeking help for a suspected concussion; (v) recovery journey after sustaining a concussion; and (vi) community misbeliefs about concussion. Methods An online survey measured current knowledge of concussion held by the Australian community (≥18 years). Convenience sampling was used for national data coll …