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Comparison of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Concussed and Nonconcussed Adolescents.
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- Management of Concussion in the Young Athlete.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2024Review
- Synthesis of anti-depressant moleculesRSC advances · 2024Review
- Regional variances depict a unique glial-specific inflammatory response following closed-head injury.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2023Article
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backgroundFew studies have examined psychiatric symptoms during the acute phase following a concussion in adolescents. Thus, this study compares anxiety and depression in acutely concussed and nonconcussed adolescents. HYPOTHESIS: Acutely concussed adolescents will report greater anxiety and depressive symptoms compared with nonconcussed adolescents. STUDY
designProspective cohort study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 3.
methodsData were collected from 282 adolescents (111 concussed within 28 days of injury, 171 nonconcussed), 13 to 18 years of age, who completed Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms measures. We calculated average T-scores for anxiety and depression across both groups and compared the proportion of those who scored above normal limits. Finally, we calculated risk ratios for anxiety and depression scores above normal limits.
resultsAverage T-scores for anxiety did not differ in concussed versus nonconcussed adolescents (mean: 45.9 [SD 10.84] vs 45.2 [8.1], respectively,
conclusionAlthough we found few significant differences between the 2 groups, the results highlight that many concussed adolescents met the threshold for above-average symptoms on the depression and anxiety PROMIS measures. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: In adolescents, there is increased risk for psychiatric sequalae in the acute period after a concussion. As such, we suggest that clinicians consider incorporating depression screening when caring for adolescents after a concussion.
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