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Women's participation in contact sport is growing — but concussion research hasn't kept up. Have you experienced a concussion due to participation in sport? If so, this study invites you to share your concussion experiences to help us better understand female athlete health and shape safer guidelines for women's sport.
It will involve you participating in a short online interview where you will discuss the instances you were concussed due to your participation in local Rugby Union, Rugby League, Soccer or AFL competitions. We want to hear about your symptoms, how your concussion was managed and what your recovery looked like. We also want to hear your thoughts on the current and growing conversation around concussion in female athletes.
Your participation will be beneficial to creating a safe and enjoyable sporting environment that focuses on equity of athlete health.
Ms Claudia Smith - 4th Year Medicine Student
Dr Catherine Keniry - PhD Director of Research and Evaluation
Primary Contact - ckeniry@csu.edu.au
Dr Patrick Corcoran - MBBS ACCRM Registrar
This study aims to learn more about how female athletes experience concussion. We want to hear directly from players about their symptoms, management and recovery times to help researchers to build a clearer picture of where care and support for players can be improved.
Any female athlete aged 18 years or older that sustained concussion due to participation in Rugby Union, Rugby League, AFL and/or Soccer.
You will complete an online interview conducted by the student researcher where you discuss your experiences with concussion. The interview will take approximately 20-40 minutes and will be scheduled at a time suitable to you.
Please note that all information provided will remain confidential and no information that identifies yourself or your club will be included in the final publication of the data.
For more information and to continue with your interest in participating in this project, please download and read the participant information sheet. This will provide a link at the end for you to register your interest.
The information provided will remain confidential and consent can be withdrawn at anytime. Please note we will not require any information that identifies your workplace.