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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2023

Change in health-related quality of life and functional disability over time post-concussion in youth.

Robyn Recker, Enas Alshaikh, Archana Kaur, Keith Owen Yeates, Jingzhen Yang

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Robyn ReckerCenter for Injury Research and Policy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
Enas AlshaikhCenter for Injury Research and Policy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
Archana KaurCenter for Injury Research and Policy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
Keith Owen YeatesDepartment of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Jingzhen YangCenter for Injury Research and Policy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA. ginger.yang@nationwidechildrens.org.

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Optimal Physical and Cognitive Rest after Sports-Related Concussions among YouthR21HD086451 · NICHD · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI YANG, JINGZHEN GINGER · 2016 to 2017
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R21HD086451
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeConcussions can have detrimental on children's cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and/or social functioning. We sought to examine changes in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and functional disability from pre-injury to 1-week post-concussion, and to symptom resolution among youth ages 11-17 with a concussion.

methodsIn this prospective, longitudinal cohort study, 83 concussed youth, ages 11-17, self-reported post-concussion symptoms daily as well as HRQOL and functional disability at baseline (pre-injury, retrospective), 1-week post-concussion, and symptom resolution. We modeled changes in overall and sub-scale HRQOL and functional disability scores over time from pre-injury to 1-week post-concussion and from 1-week post-concussion to symptom resolution using a piecewise linear mixed model, adjusting for potential covariables. Estimated fixed effects with a corresponding adjusted coefficient (beta), along with their 95% confidence intervals are presented.

resultsOverall HRQOL worsened from pre-injury to 1-week post-injury (β = - 5.40, 95%CI - 9.22, - 1.58) but did not change from 1-week post-injury to symptom resolution. Physical HRQOL worsened from pre-injury to 1-week post-injury (β = - 9.90, 95%CI - 14.65, - 5.14) but improved from 1-week post-injury to symptom resolution (β = 1.64, 95%CI 0.50, 2.78), while psychosocial HRQOL showed no change over time. Functional disability worsened from pre-injury to 1-week post-injury (β = 8.36, 95%CI 5.93, 10.79) but with no change from 1-week post-injury to symptom resolution. Youth with symptom duration > 14 days reported worse HRQOL and functional disability than those who recovered in ≤ 14 days and greater daily post-concussion symptom scores were associated with worse HRQOL and functional disability.

conclusionConcussions have a negative impact on overall and physical HRQOL and functional disability in youth acutely post-injury. Ratings of HRQOL could be used to inform clinical treatment decisions to assist with the recovery process.

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Athletic InjuriesBrain ConcussionPost-Concussion SyndromeAdolescentChildHumansLongitudinal StudiesProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesAcute recoveryPediatric TBIPhysicalPsychosocialSymptom resolution

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