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Table 7 Associations between knowledge and referral practices (n = 66)

From: A cross-sectional study reporting concussion exposure, assessment and management in Western Australian general practice

Concussion knowledge

Referral to specialist

p-value#

Referral for diagnostic imaging

p-value#

Identified all symptoms and distractors correctly, n (%)

No

Yes

0.26

No

Yes

0.83

- No

18 (58.1)

25 (71.4)

 

22 (62.9)

19 (65.5)

 

- Yes

13 (41.9)

10 (28.6)

 

13 (37.1)

10 (34.5)

 

Identified all signs and distractors correctly, n (%)

  

-

  

-

- No

31 (100.0)

35 (100.0)

 

35 (100.0)

29 (100.0)

 

- Yes

0

0

 

0

0

 
  1. #Associations between knowledge and referral practices were assessed using Chi-squared tests