Responsibilities in the prevention of concussion in community rugby union

Amanda Clacy; Rachael Sharman; Natassia Goode; Geoff Lovell; Paul M Salmon

doi:10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.195

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Responsibilities in the prevention of concussion in community rugby union

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Responsibilities in the prevention of concussion in community rugby union

Amanda Clacy, Rachael Sharman, Natassia Goode, Geoff Lovell and Paul M Salmon

Procedia Manufacturing, Vol.3, pp.1173-1180

Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) International Conference, 6th (Las Vegas, United States, 26-Jul-2015–30-Jul-2015)

Elsevier BV

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.195

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Abstract

concussion

systems analysis

community sport

Despite growing awareness of the issue of sport-related concussion, the extent to which different participants in rugby union (e.g., players, coaches, parents, medics, and referees) understand how to prevent concussion is unclear. The aim of this study was to examine how people with different roles in community rugby union prevent sport-related concussion; specifically, how individuals understand their role-specific responsibilities in prevention, as well as their prevention behaviours. Using a social-ecological systems perspective, this study identified both communalities and discrepancies in the role-specific responsibilities held by different actors within the community rugby system. There was notable congruency in the responsibilities and prevention strategies presented by coach, athlete, and parent respondents. Conversely, inconsistencies were identified in the specificity of inter-role responsibilities, as well as in the prevention strategies utilized by both different individual actors, as well as different levels of the system. Future prevention strategies should aim to recognize the occurrence of role multiplicity in community sport, and consider the impact this may have on information translation within the real-world context of the community rugby culture.

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Title: Responsibilities in the prevention of concussion in community rugby union
Authors: Amanda Clacy (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Rachael Sharman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Natassia Goode (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Geoff Lovell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Paul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: Procedia Manufacturing, Vol.3, pp.1173-1180
Conference details: Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) International Conference, 6th (Las Vegas, United States, 26-Jul-2015–30-Jul-2015)
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.195
ISSN: 2351-9789; 2351-9789
Grants: A new complex systems approach to road trauma: Applying systems thinking to the fatal five, FT140100681, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; Thompson Institute; Forest Research Institute; School of Health - Psychology; School of Law and Society; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449304002621
Output Type: Conference paper
Research Statement: false

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