Sleep Problems and Melatonin Prescription After Concussion Among Youth Athletes
Objectives:
To examine the effect of sleep disturbances on concussion symptom recovery and to examine the effect of melatonin prescription on symptom improvement among concussed adolescents with sleep problems.
Design:
Longitudinal test–retest.
Setting:
Sports medicine clinic.
Participants:
Patients aged 8 to 18 years, diagnosed with a concussion, evaluated within 14 days after injury, and evaluated again 15 to 35 days after injury.
Independent Variables:
We grouped patients based on whether they reported sleep disturbances within 14 days of injury.
Main Outcome Measures:
Outcome measures included symptom severity, headache severity, melatonin prescription, and the change in symptom severity between visits.
Results:
Two hundred twenty-five patients were included: 36% who reported sleep problems (44% female; age = 14.4 ± 2.0 years; evaluated 7.3 ± 3.8 and 23.2 ± 5.4 days after injury) and 64% who did not (32% female; age = 14.6 ± 2.3 years; evaluated 7.2 ± 3.4 and 23.0 ± 5.3 days after injury). Those with sleep problems reported higher symptom severity than those without across the 2 visits (22.1 ± 14.3 vs 14.6 ± 12.5; P
Source: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
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