Changes in Coping Skills Throughout Concussion Recovery in College-Aged Individuals.

Context: Psychosocial factors are important to consider throughout concussion recovery. Coping skills may play a role post-injury by influencing the stress response and health-promoting behaviors (e.g.

The Relationship Between Active Coping Skills and Self-Reported Knee Function in Individuals With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

Context: Individuals with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury commonly experience injury-related stressors that can adversely impact subjective knee function after ACL reconstruction (ACLR). Due to the positive effect of active coping skills on perceived stressors, use of such strategies may influence clinical outcomes in individuals with ACLR, such as self-reported knee function. However, it is unknown whether active coping skills are associated with self-reported knee function in this population.

The Influence of Sports-Related Concussion on Cognition and Landing Biomechanics in Collegiate Athletes.

Injury surveillance data indicate that collegiate athletes are at greater risk for lower extremity (LE) injuries following sports-related concussion (SRC). While the association between SRC and LE injury appears to be clinically relevant up to 1-year post-SRC, little evidence has been provided to determine possible mechanistic rationales. Thus, we aimed to compare collegiate athletes with a history of SRC to matched controls on biomechanical and cognitive performance measures associated with LE injury risk.

The association between continuing to play, clinical domains, and recovery outcomes in collegiate athletes following concussion.

Objective: Continued play following concussion can lead to worse outcomes and longer recoveries compared with athletes who immediately report. This has been well documented in youth athletes, while less attention has been paid to collegiate athletes despite differences in healthcare access, recovery trajectories, and additional pressures to play. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine if continuing to play immediately following a concussion influenced clinical outcomes and recovery time in collegiate athletes.

The influence of prior COVID-19 diagnosis on concussion recovery outcomes.

Objective: While the clinical presentations of COVID-19 and concussion are not identical, there is a significant overlap in symptomology (e.g., fatigue, headache) and neurological deficits (e.

Avenues for prevention using the epidemiology of sport-related concussion from a large high school surveillance study.

Objective: Epidemiology provides fundamental opportunities to protect student-athlete health. The goal of this study was to describe the epidemiology of sport-related concussion (SRC) across 8 years (2015/2016-2022/2023) and compare boys' and girls' sports for SRC incidence and SRC mechanisms.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study performed using a statewide high school head injury surveillance system of high school student-athletes (n = 2,182,128; boys, n = 1,267,389; girls, n = 914,739).

Geographic characteristics of sport- and non-sport-related concussions presenting to emergency departments in the United States.

Background: Concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that can be sustained through sport-related and non-sport-related (e.g., motor vehicle accidents, falls, assaults) mechanisms of injury (MOI).

Perceptions of personal control and treatment efficacy of sport-related concussions in collegiate athletes.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine healthy collegiate athletes' perceptions of personal control and beliefs regarding the treatment efficacy related to sport-related concussion (SRC) along with identifying factors that may be associated with these perceptions.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included collegiate athletes ( = 956) between the age of 18-26 years. Participants completed a 10- to 15-min survey regarding their demographics, diagnosed SRC history, SRC knowledge, and Perceptions of Concussion Inventory for Athletes (PCI-A).

Preliminary Baseline Vestibular Ocular Motor Screening Scores in Pediatric Soccer Athletes.

Context: The utility of baseline vestibular and ocular motor screening (VOMS) in high school and collegiate athletes is demonstrated throughout the literature; however, baseline VOMS data at the youth level are limited. In addition, with the recent adoption of the change scoring method, there is a need to document baseline VOMS total and change scores in a pediatric population.

Objective: To document baseline VOMS total and change scores and to document the internal consistency of the VOMS in pediatric soccer athletes.

Racial differences in concussion diagnosis and mechanism of injury among adults presenting to emergency departments across the United States.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between race and concussion diagnosis as well as the association between race and mechanism of injury (MOI) for concussion diagnoses in adult patients (>19 years old) visiting the emergency department (ED).

Methods: A retrospective analysis of patient visits to the ED for concussion between 2010 and 2018, using the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, was conducted. Outcome measures included concussion diagnosis and MOI.

Effectiveness of interventions for the improvement of mental health and well-being post-concussion: a systematic review.

Objective: To identify and assess the effectiveness and quality of interventions targeted at improving mental health, well-being, and psychosocial impairments post-concussion.

Data Sources: EBSCOHost, SPORTSDiscus, PsychINFO, Medline (Web of Science), PubMed, and Embase databases.

Review Methods: This systematic review is reported in accordance with the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement in exercise, rehabilitation, sport medicine and sports science (PERSiST).

Concussion History and the Emotional and Behavioral Dyscontrol Domains of Health-Related Quality of Life in College Students.

Context: Injury or illness can affect individual perceptions of health status and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Concussion can result in different symptoms, impairments, and functional limitations that have been found to lower HRQOL. Furthermore, concussion is known to influence the emotional and behavioral dyscontrol domains of HRQOL in pediatric populations; however, this has yet to be explored in other populations.

Changes in State and Trait Anxiety Throughout Concussion Recovery in High School- and College-Aged Individuals.

Context: Researchers have indicated that individuals may experience anxiety symptoms after concussion. A potential mechanism for these presentations is shifts in anxiety throughout recovery.

Objective: To examine the levels of state and trait anxiety in individuals after concussion throughout recovery compared with the levels in individuals serving as uninjured matched control participants.

Group Differences in Postconcussion Cognitive, Physical, Sleep-Arousal, and Affective Symptom Subscales in High School and Collegiate Athletes by Race, Gender, and Competitive Level.

Objective: Prior psychometric research has identified symptom subscales for the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale (PCSS) based on confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), including cognitive, physical, sleep-arousal, and affective symptom factors. Study objectives included: (1) replicate the 4-factor PCSS model in a diverse sample of athletes with concussion, (2) test the model for invariance across race, gender, and competitive level, and (3) compare symptom subscale and total symptom scores across concussed groups with established invariance.

Setting: Three regional concussion care centers.

Application of Theory for Those With Sport-Related Concussion: Understanding the Effect of Athletic Identity on Health Outcomes.

Athletic identity is a psychological factor of concern for athletes after sport-related concussion (SRC). The integrated model of response to sport injury includes athletic identity as a psychological factor within its model, but it has often been overlooked as a consideration affecting outcomes of SRC. In this review, we applied the integrated model of response to sport injury to the current available evidence about the negative consequences of a stronger athletic identity on health outcomes after SRC.

MICK (Mobile Integrated Cognitive Kit) app: Feasibility of an accessible tablet-based rapid picture and number naming task for concussion assessment in a division 1 college football cohort.

Although visual symptoms are common following concussion, quantitative measures of visual function are missing from concussion evaluation protocols on the athletic sideline. For the past half century, rapid automatized naming (RAN) tasks have demonstrated promise as quantitative neuro-visual assessment tools in the setting of head trauma and other disorders but have been previously limited in accessibility and scalability. The Mobile Interactive Cognitive Kit (MICK) App is a digital RAN test that can be downloaded on most mobile devices and can therefore provide a quantitative measure of visual function anywhere, including the athletic sideline.

A deep learning-based approach to diagnose mild traumatic brain injury using audio classification.

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI or concussion) is receiving increased attention due to the incidence in contact sports and limitations with subjective (pen and paper) diagnostic approaches. If an mTBI is undiagnosed and the athlete prematurely returns to play, it can result in serious short-term and/or long-term health complications. This demonstrates the importance of providing more reliable mTBI diagnostic tools to mitigate misdiagnosis.

Exploratory Examination of Knee Self-Efficacy in Individuals With a History of ACL Reconstruction and Sport-Related Concussion.

Context: Knee self-efficacy and injury-related fear are associated with poor self-reported knee function and decreased physical activity (PA) after ACL reconstruction (ACLR). Limited research has explored contextual factors that may influence psychological responses in this population, such as history of sport-related concussion (SRC). After SRC, individuals may experience increased negative emotions, such as sadness and nervousness.

Sex Differences on the Concussion Clinical Profiles Screening in Adolescents With Sport-Related Concussion.

Context: Sex differences influence symptom presentations after sport-related concussion and may be a risk factor for certain concussion clinical profiles.

Objective: To examine sex differences on the Concussion Clinical Profile Screen (CP Screen) in adolescents after sport-related concussion.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Avenues for Sport-Related Concussion Prevention in High School Football: Effect of Limiting Collision Practices.

Context: Football continues to demonstrate the highest rate of sport-related concussion (SRC) in high school athletics. To mitigate the SRC risk, the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) implemented rules aimed at reducing the number of collisions occurring in practices.

Objective: To estimate the rates of SRC in MHSAA football programs and evaluate progressive limitations to collision practices over 5 consecutive seasons.

The Frequency of Low Scores on ImPACT in Adolescent Student-Athletes: Stratification by Race and Socioeconomic Status Using Multivariate Base Rates.

This study examined the associations between the frequency of low scores on the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Test (ImPACT) by race and socioeconomic status (SES), using the proxy of Title I school status, among adolescent student-athletes and calculated multivariate base rates. There were 753 participants assigned to groups based on race (White: = 430, 59.8%; Black: = 289, 40.

Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening Assessment Outcomes After Sport-Related Concussion in High School and Collegiate Athletes.

Context: Vestibular and ocular motor assessment is an emerging clinical assessment for patients with sport-related concussion (SRC). The increased use of these assessments by clinicians calls for the examination of outcomes that may affect clinical practice.

Objective: To compare vestibular and ocular motor impairments in high school and collegiate athletes within 72 hours of SRC and examine the distribution of impairments in these populations based on pre-established clinical cutoff scores.