Characterizing Symptoms Before and Following Concussion in Professional Hockey
Objective:
Examine SCAT5 baseline and acute symptom subscales in professional hockey players.
Design:
Longitudinal case–control.
Setting:
Preseason medical evaluations and suspected concussion evaluations.
Participants:
NHL/AHL players were given the NHL-modified SCAT5 before the 2018-2019 season (n = 1924). During the season, English-speaking players evaluated within 1 day of injury and diagnosed with concussion (n = 140) were compared with players evaluated for possible concussion, but not given a concussion diagnosis (n = 174).
Independent Variables:
Concussion diagnosis and demographic characteristics.
Main Outcome Measures:
Postconcussion Symptoms Scale (PCSS) items were subdivided into affective/emotional, cognitive, somatic/physical, sleep, and headache subscales.
Results:
Cognitive (13%), somatic/physical (10%), sleep (26%), affective (18%), and headache (6%) symptoms were reported by players at baseline. Concussed players reported more acute symptoms than active controls on each of the subscales (all P's
Source: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Original Research Source Type: research