TY - JOUR
PY - 2022//
TI - Multi-domain assessment of sports-related and military concussion recovery: a scoping review
JO - Physical therapy in sport
A1 - DuPlessis, Danielle
A1 - Lam, Emily
A1 - Xie, Lucy
A1 - Reed, Nick
A1 - Wright, F. Virginia
A1 - Biddiss, Elaine
A1 - Scratch, Shannon E.
SP - 103
EP - 114
VL - 59
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N2 - OBJECTIVE: This review explores the literature on multi-domain assessments used in concussion recovery, to inform evidence-based and ecologically valid return-to-play. It asks: What simultaneous, dynamic multi-domain paradigms are used to assess recovery of youth and adults following concussion? METHODS: Five databases were searched (CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycInfo, SPORTDiscus) until September 30, 2021. Records were limited to those published in peer-reviewed journals, in English, between 2002 and 2021. Included studies were required to describe the assessment of concussion recovery using dynamic paradigms (i.e., requiring sport-like coordination) spanning multiple domains (i.e., physical, cognitive, socio-emotional functioning) simultaneously.
RESULTS: 7098 unique articles were identified. 64 were included for analysis, describing 36 unique assessments of 1938 concussed participants. These assessments were deconstructed into their constituent tasks: 13 physical, 17 cognitive, and one socio-emotional. Combinations of these "building blocks" formed the multi-domain assessments. Forty-six studies implemented level walking with a concurrent cognitive task. The most frequently implemented cognitive tasks were 'Q&A' paradigms requiring participants to answer questions aloud during a physical task.
CONCLUSIONS: A preference emerged for dual-task assessments, specifically combinations of level walking and Q&A tasks. Future research should balance ecological validity and clinical feasibility in multi-domain assessments, and work to validate these assessments for practice. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 1466-853X
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.11.010
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