Citation

Hurtubise JM, Hughes CE, Sergio LE, Macpherson AK. BMJ Open Sport Exerc. Med. 2018; 4(1): e000312.

Affiliation

York University Sport Medicine Team, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Publisher BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000312

PMID

29629181

PMCID

PMC5884362

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the use of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3 (SCAT3) as an assessment tool in the varsity population, as well as the effects of sex and concussion history on both baseline and postconcussion scores.

METHODS: A comparison between baseline and postconcussion SCAT3 scores of varsity level athletes was conducted through retrospective chart review. Differences in both baseline and postconcussion scores were further analysed by sex and history of concussion.

RESULTS: The only clinically significant change on the SCAT3 elicited by a concussion was that of self-reported symptoms. There were no clinically significant differences based on sex or history of concussion.

CONCLUSION: The SCAT3 in its entirety may not be useful in this population. Additional research on sociocultural and sport aspects that may be affecting symptom reporting in this population is needed.

Language: en

Keywords

SCAT3; athletes; concussion; epidemiology; sex differences