How long participant had been a member of Facebook; frequency of using Facebook |
To provide an indication of how knowledgeable each participant was and to measure any changes in Facebook use during the trial |
Concussion symptoms and severity score (Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2); worsening of symptoms with physical or mental activity |
To provide an assessment of any reduction (or increase) in symptoms following iCon |
Date of concussion; sport played when concussion sustained; mechanism of injury |
Questions enabled a greater comprehension of the circumstances surrounding each participant's injury |
How regularly participants accessed iCon; whether participants spent more time than usual on Facebook during the study period and whether this was due to iCon |
To provide an indication of usage patterns during the study and to see whether participants used Facebook more than they usually would in order to access iCon |
Preinjury knowledge levels relating to concussion |
To establish changes in concussion knowledge after iCon |
Date of return to sport; whether iCon assisted the return-to-sport decision and medical-help seeking |
To give an indication of the effect iCon had on decision-making processes |
Concussion symptoms and severity score as per the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2; worsening of symptoms with physical or mental activity |
To provide an objective baseline measurement of each participant's symptoms before entering iCon |
Changes in concussion knowledge; the most valuable item learned during iCon |
To help identify changes in concussion knowledge after iCon |
Medical treatment given after the concussion; information given postconcussion; what format this was in and who dispensed this |
To identify the concussion management and education each participant was given before iCon |
How satisfied participants were with the support from the iCon facilitator, iCon physician, and other participants; most and least helpful elements in iCon |
To identify how well different components in iCon served their purpose |
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Did participants feel secure sharing information in iCon? Would participants recommend iCon to others? |
To provide an overall impression of participants' satisfaction with iCon |