Work-Related Injury and Management Strategies Among Certified Athletic Trainers

Knowledge and management of sports concussions among coaches and certified athletic trainers in Alabama.

OBJECTIVES To identify modifiable barriers in resources, knowledge, and management that may improve the care of young athletes with concussions in the state of Alabama. METHODS An electronic survey was distributed to 2668 middle and high school coaches of contact sports in Alabama, and a paper survey was completed by 79 certified athletic trainers (ATCs) in 2010. Questions focused on their re...

An assessment of burnout in graduate assistant certified athletic trainers.

CONTEXT Graduate assistant athletic trainers (GAATs) must balance the demands of clinical care and the academic load of graduate-level students. OBJECTIVE To examine burnout among GAATs with clinical assistantships at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I institutions and to identify the personal and situational variables that are related to burnout. DESIGN Cross-secti...

Work-family conflict among athletic trainers in the secondary school setting.

CONTEXT Work-family conflict (WFC) negatively affects a professional's ability to function at work or home. OBJECTIVE To examine perceptions of and contributing factors to WFC among secondary school athletic trainers. DESIGN Sequential explanatory mixed-methods study. SETTING Secondary school. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS From a random sample of 1325 individuals selected from the Nati...

School nurses and athletic trainers team up on concussion management.

Athletic Trainers’ Management Practices and Referral Patterns for Adolescent Athletes After Sport-Related Concussion

BACKGROUND Athletic trainers (ATs) play an important role in the evaluation, management, and referral of student-athletes after sport-related concussion. Understanding factors that influence ATs' patient care decisions is important to ensure best practices are followed. PURPOSE To identify ATs' current concussion management practices and referral patterns for adolescent student-athletes after...