An Examination of Adolescent Athletes and Nonathletes on Baseline Neuropsychological Test Scores.
Autor: | Tomczyk, Christopher P., Mormile, Megan, Wittenberg, Megan S., Langdon, Jody L., Hunt, Tamerah N. |
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ATHLETES
BRAIN concussion COMPARATIVE studies HIGH school students NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests PROBABILITY theory REACTION time RESEARCH funding STATISTICS DATA analysis EFFECT sizes (Statistics) CROSS-sectional method RETROSPECTIVE studies DATA analysis software DESCRIPTIVE statistics ONE-way analysis of variance SYMPTOMS ADOLESCENCE |
Zdroj: | Journal of Athletic Training (Allen Press); Apr2018, Vol. 53 Issue 4, p404-409, 6p, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs |
Abstrakt: | Context: An estimated 15.3 million adolescent students are enrolled in US high schools, with approximately 7.8 million participating in athletics. Researchers have examined various demographics in high school athletes; however, athletic participation may play a larger role in test performance than previously thought. Currently, investigations of concussion assessment may rely on uninjured athletes as controls. However, due to the intense nature of athletics, this may not be an appropriate practice. Objective: To examine differences between athletes and nonathletes using a common computerized neuropsychological test. Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study. Setting: High schools from a school district in Columbus, Ohio. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 662 adolescent high school students (athletes: n = 383, female n = 18; nonathletes: n = 279, female n = 193). Main Outcome Measure(s): Participants were administered a computerized neuropsychological test battery (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Test [ImPACT]) during baseline concussion assessment. Differences between groups were established for output composite scores. Results: Differences were found between athletes and nonathletes in composite reaction time (F |
Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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