Citation

Piland SG, Ferrara MS, Macciocchi SN, Broglio SP, Gould TE. J. Athl. Train. 2010; 45(3): 273-278.

Affiliation

University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, Box #5142, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA. scott.piland@usm.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, National Athletic Trainers' Association (USA))

DOI

10.4085/1062-6050-45.3.273

PMID

20446841

PMCID

PMC2865966

Abstract

CONTEXT: Self-reported symptoms (SRS) scales comprise one aspect of a multifaceted assessment of sport-related concussion. Obtaining SRS assessments before a concussion occurs assists in determining when the injury is resolved. However, athletes may present with concussion-related symptoms at baseline. Thus, it is important to evaluate such reports to determine if the variables that are common to many athletic environments are influencing them. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of a history of concussion, sex, acute fatigue, physical illness, and orthopaedic injury on baseline responses to 2 summative symptom scales; to investigate the psychometric properties of all responses; and to assess the factorial validity of responses to both scales in the absence of influential variables. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Athletic training facilities of 6 National Collegiate Athletic Association institutions. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: The sample of 1065 was predominately male (n = 805) collegiate athletes with a mean age of 19.81 +/- 1.53 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Participants completed baseline measures for duration and severity of concussion-related SRS and a brief health questionnaire. RESULTS: At baseline, respondents reporting a previous concussion had higher composite scores on both scales (P

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