Use of the King-Devick test for the identification of concussion in an amateur domestic women's rugby union team over two competition seasons in New Zealand
| Autor: | Doug King, Patria A. Hume, Alan J. Pearce, T.N. Clark |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Football Neuropsychological Tests 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Concussion medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies Baseline (configuration management) Prospective cohort study Brain Concussion business.industry Reproducibility of Results medicine.disease Test (assessment) Neurology Test score Athletic Injuries Physical therapy Observational study Female Neurology (clinical) Seasons business Amateur 030217 neurology & neurosurgery New Zealand |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the neurological sciences. 418 |
| ISSN: | 1878-5883 |
| Popis: | Objective To investigate the use of the King-Devick (K-D) test for sideline assessment of concussive injuries in a New Zealand amateur women's rugby union team. Design Prospective cohort observational. Methods All players were K-D tested during pre-season using a tablet (iPad; Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA). Differences in K-D scores and test-retest reliability were calculated for baseline test scores, baseline, and post-injury (concussion) sideline assessment and baseline and post-season testing scores for tests by year and as a combined score. Results One training-related (0.3 per 1000 training-hrs) and nine match-related (16.1 per 1000 match-hrs) concussions were recorded. The K-D post-injury (concussion) sideline test score were significantly slower than established baseline (−4.4 [−5.8 to −3.4] s; χ2(1) = 42.2; p Discussion By utilising the baseline to post-injury (concussion) assessment comparisons, any player with a post-injury (concussion) assessment slowing of their K-D test time, regardless of whether the player has, or has not had a witnessed insult, should be withheld from any further participation until they are evaluated by a medical professional trained in the management of concussion. Conclusion This study has provided additional evidence to support the use of the K-D test as a frontline method of assessing concussion with good to excellent reliability of the test for baseline, side-line assessment and post-season evaluation. |
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