Investigating the association between subjective and objective performance-based cognitive function among former collegiate football players

Autor: Andrew M. Bryant, Zachary Y. Kerr, Samuel R. Walton, William B. Barr, Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Michael A. McCrea, Benjamin L. Brett
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 37:595-616
ISSN: 1744-4144
1385-4046
Popis: Studies have observed variable associations of prior contact sport participation with subjective and objective measures of cognitive function. This study directly investigated the association between subjective self-report and objective performance-based cognition among former collegiate football players, as well as its relationship to self-reported concussion history.Former collegiate football players (N = 57; mean age = 37.9 years [Subjective cognition was not significantly associated with any objective measures of cognitive functioning (Reliance on self-reported measures of cognitive functioning alone is insufficient when assessing cognition in former contact sport athletes. Assessment of other factors known to influence subjective cognitive complaints should also be examined in determining the presence of cognitive deficits.
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