Collegiate athletes opinions regarding helmet use while riding scooters or mopeds. Issue 7 (3rd October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Olewinski, Luci; Brooks, M. Alison; Wilson, John; Heidel, R. Eric; Watson, Andrew
• Is Part Of: Journal of American college health. Volume 70:Issue 7(2022)
• Page Start: 1999
• Page End: 2007
• Publication Date: 2022-10-03
• Subjects: Collegiate athlete -- concussion -- helmet -- injury prevention -- NCAA -- scooter or moped; College students -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Periodicals; College students -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; College students -- Mental health -- Periodicals; Universities and colleges -- Health promotion services -- Periodicals; 362.10883781980973
• DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1841773
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0744-8481

Abstract

Abstract: Many collegiate athletes use scooters and mopeds for transportation, and they are at greater risk for head injury without helmets. Objective: Investigate college athletes' reasons for wearing/not wearing helmets while riding a scooter or moped. Participants, Methods: 125 Division I athletes across five teams (two with helmet mandates) completed a cross sectional survey on rates and attitudes about helmet use on scooters or mopeds. Results: Helmet use on mandated vs non-mandated teams was 100% vs 3.6% (OR 1141; 95% CI 56.97, 22, 850). For the question, "if you do not wear a helmet, what might make you change your mind and wear one?", players most commonly wrote in a law or coaches' rule (57%). Conclusions: A coach's rule is associated with a higher rate of helmet use in collegiate athletes, and athletes primarily report a rule or law as the reason they would wear a helmet on a scooter or moped.