@article{ref1,
title="Sport concussion assessment in New Zealand high school rugby players: a collaborative approach to the challenges faced in primary care",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2022",
author="Salmon, Danielle M. and Chua, Jason and Sullivan, S. John and Whatman, Chris and Brown, James and Register-Mihalik, Johna and Murphy, Ian and Walters, Simon and Clacy, Amanda and Sole, Gisela and Kerr, Zachary Y. and Rasmussen, Karen and England, Mike",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To describe the collaborative development of a New Zealand Rugby Concussion Assessment (NZRCA) for primary care and to provide normative baseline data from a representative group of high school rugby players. <br><br>METHODS: This study, conducted over the 2018 and 2019 community rugby season where players were baseline tested during the pre- or start of season period. <br><br>RESULTS: Data were collected from 1428 players (males n = 1121, females n = 307) with a mean age of 15.9 ± 1.4 years. The mean ± SD symptom severity score was 11.3 ± 8.6, the mean number of endorsed symptoms was 8.5 ± 5.3 and the percentage feeling &quot;normal&quot; was 80.2 ± 15.3%. Only 5.3% of players reported no symptoms at baseline. The most common reported were: 'distracted easily' (72.5%), 'forgetful' (68.5%), and 'often tired' (62.6%). None of the participants achieved a perfect score for the SAC50. The majority of participants (89.7%) passed the tandem gait test with a time of 12.2 ± 1.7 seconds. Age, gender, and ethnicity were associated with NZRCA performance; albeit weakly. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study provides normative reference values for high-school rugby players. These data will aid healthcare providers in their identification of suspected concussion in the absence of individualized baselines.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.1080/02699052.2022.2033839",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2022.2033839"
}