Establishing Consensus for Essential Elements in Returning to Learn Following a Concussion

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ID21354486
AuthorsKaren McAvoy (0000-0002-8584-6181, Center for Concussion Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, 10107 RidgeGate Pkwy, Suite #310 Lone Tree CO 80124, corresponding author), Brenda Eagan‐Johnson (0000-0002-6091-9639, BrainSTEPS Brain Injury School Consulting Program, 1891 Old State Road New Castle PA 16101), Rosalie Dymacek (Nebraska Department of Education), Stephen R Hooper (0000-0002-6761-4504, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author), Stephen Hooper (Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of North Carolina, 333 S. Columbia Street, Suite 304 Chapel Hill NC 27514), Melissa McCart (0000-0001-5818-7611, Center on Brain Injury Research and Training, Rainier Building, 1244 Walnut Street, Suite 220 Eugene OR 97403, corresponding author), Janet Tyler (Colorado Department of Education)
Year2020
Volume90
Issue11
Pages849-858
Publication date2020-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of School Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4391 • E-ISSN: 1746-1561
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/josh.12949
PMID32939780
OpenAlexW3087183047
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited36

BACKGROUND: Returning to learn following a concussion is the process of managing a student's recovery during the school day by implementation of academic supports with varying intensity. Due to a lack of consensus or even guidance on Return to Learn, this paper set out to establish cross discipline consensus on some essential elements of Return to Learn using a Delphi method. METHODS: Sixteen national organizations participated in a Delphi process to reach consensus on overarching themes of Return to Learn focused on: returning a student to school, composition of the school-based concussion management team, progress-monitoring, educational safeguards, neuropsychological testing, and legislation. Two rounds of questionnaires were disseminated via email using a Delphi process. Consensus was established during round 2. RESULTS: Twelve national organizations were able to reach consensus and endorse 13 essential elements of Return to Learn following a concussion. CONCLUSIONS: There continues to be limited research on concussion Return to Learn leading to confusion in the field. In this paper, we demonstrate consensus on a number of essential elements, from a wide variety of professional disciplines who participate in the care of students following a concussion, as a starting place for some guidance on Return to Learn.

Concussion · Confusion · Delphi · Delphi method · Injury prevention · Legislation · Medical education · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Process (computing) · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Computer Science · Medicine · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research · Psychology · Traumatic Brain Injury Research

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