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Implementation of the NCAA Sickle Cell Trait Screening Policy: A Survey of Athletic Staff and Student-athletes
Charlotte Baker1, Jill Powell2, Dominic Le2
1College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health, Florida A&M University, 1515 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, FSH Science Research Center Room 209E, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA.
Objective:
To describe the perspectives and experiences of athletic trainers, coaches, and student-athletes approximately three years post-implementation of the NCAA sickle cell trait (SCT) screening policy.
Participants:
Two-hundred and eight student-athletes, 32 athletic trainers, and 43 coaches from 10 NCAA Division I (DI) institutions in North Carolina from January to June 2014.
Methods:
Two online surveys were used to assess knowledge, perspectives, and experiences.
Results:
Athletic staff were more supportive than student-athletes of the need for the policy. Noted challenges included variation in implementation and follow-up for SCT-positive athletes, financial costs to institutions and athletes, and timing of the screening.
Conclusions:
More education about SCT is needed for student-athletes and athletic staff in order to help make the implementation more successful. All parties need to be in agreement regarding the importance of knowing which student-athletes have SCT and how that information will be utilized.
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