Googling concussion care in the USA: a critical appraisal of online concussion healthcare providers

AIM: To examine the online personnel and practice profiles of concussion healthcare providers in the USA. METHODS: We conducted independent, blinded, Google Internet searches for concussion healthcare providers using the terms ‘concussion clinic’ and ‘concussion program’ and each American state and...

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Autores principales: Ellis, Michael J, Ritchie, Lesley, Selci, Erin, Grossi, Stephanie, Frost, Samantha, McDonald, Patrick J, Russell, Kelly
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Future Medicine Ltd 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6093705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30202574
http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/cnc-2016-0027
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Sumario:AIM: To examine the online personnel and practice profiles of concussion healthcare providers in the USA. METHODS: We conducted independent, blinded, Google Internet searches for concussion healthcare providers using the terms ‘concussion clinic’ and ‘concussion program’ and each American state and completed a critical appraisal of healthcare personnel and services at these websites. RESULTS: A total of 184 concussion healthcare providers were identified. Despite offering care to traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients, access to professionals with expertise in TBI including neuropsychologists (40.8%), neurologists (33.7%) and neurosurgeons (21.7%) was variable across sites. CONCLUSION: Concussion healthcare in the USA is presently delivered by a range of healthcare professionals with varying levels of training in TBI offering a variety of services.

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