TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Sex differences in recovery trajectories of assessments for sport-related concussion among NCAA athletes: a CARE consortium study
JO  - Sports medicine
A1  - Caccese, Jaclyn B.
A1  - Master, Christina L.
A1  - Buckley, Thomas A.
A1  - Chrisman, Sara P. D.
A1  - Clugston, James R.
A1  - Eckner, James T.
A1  - Ermer, Elsa
A1  - Harcum, Stacey
A1  - Hunt, Tamerah N.
A1  - Jain, Divya
A1  - Kelly, Louise A.
A1  - Langford, T. Dianne
A1  - Lempke, Landon B.
A1  - McDevitt, Jane
A1  - Memmini, Allyssa K.
A1  - Mozel, Anne E.
A1  - Perkins, Susan M.
A1  - Putukian, Margot
A1  - Roby, Patricia R.
A1  - Susmarski, Adam
A1  - Broglio, Steven P.
A1  - McAllister, Thomas W.
A1  - McCrea, Michael
A1  - Pasquina, Paul F.
A1  - Esopenko, Carrie
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine sex differences in recovery trajectories of assessments for sport-related concussion using Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium data. <br><br>METHODS: National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes (N = 906; 61% female) from sex-comparable sports completed a pre-season baseline assessment and post-sport-related concussion assessments within 6 h of injury, 24-48 h, when they initiated their return to play progression, when they were cleared for unrestricted return to play, and 6 months post-injury. Assessments included the Standardized Assessment of Concussion, Balance Error Scoring System, Brief Symptom Inventory-18, Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT), Sport Concussion Assessment Tool-3 symptom evaluation, Clinical Reaction Time, King-Devick test, Vestibular Ocular Motor Screen, 12-item Short-Form Health Survey, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale. <br><br>RESULTS: Only the Vestibular Ocular Motor Screen Total Symptom Score at the 24-48 h timepoint (p = 0.005) was statistically significantly different between sexes. Specifically, female athletes (mean = 60.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] 51.5-70.4) had higher Vestibular Ocular Motor Screen Total Symptom Scores than male athletes (mean = 36.9, 95% CI 27.6-49.3), but this difference resolved by the time of return-to-play initiation (female athletes, mean = 1.8, 95% CI 1.1-2.9; male athletes, mean = 4.1, 95% CI 1.5-10.9). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Sport-related concussion recovery trajectories for most assessments were similar for female and male National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes except for Vestibular Ocular Motor Screen symptoms within 48 h of sport-related concussion, which was greater in female athletes. Female athletes had a greater symptom burden across all timepoints, suggesting that cross-sectional observations may indicate sex differences despite similar recovery trajectories.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0112-1642
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01982-2
ID  - ref1
ER  -