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ArticleSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2024

Sex Differences in Recovery Trajectories of Assessments for Sport-Related Concussion Among NCAA Athletes: A CARE Consortium Study.

Jaclyn B Caccese, Christina L Master, Thomas A Buckley, Sara P D Chrisman, James R Clugston, James T Eckner, Elsa Ermer, Stacey Harcum, Tamerah N Hunt, Divya Jain and 16 more

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Article in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors at 16 institutions in 1 country.

Jaclyn B CacceseSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 453 W. 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA. jaclyn.caccese@osumc.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2329-3603
Christina L MasterChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Thomas A BuckleyUniversity of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
Sara P D ChrismanSeattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA.
James R ClugstonUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
James T EcknerUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Elsa ErmerUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Stacey HarcumUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Tamerah N HuntGeorgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA.
Divya JainIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Louise A KellyCalifornia Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA.
T Dianne LangfordTemple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Landon B LempkeUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Jane McDevittTemple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Allyssa K MemminiUniversity of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Anne E MozelChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Susan M PerkinsIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Margot PutukianMajor League Soccer, New York, NY, USA.
Patricia R RobyChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Adam SusmarskiLoras College, Dubuque, IA, USA.
Steven P BroglioUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Thomas W McAllisterIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Michael McCreaMedical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Paul F PasquinaUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Carrie EsopenkoIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
CARE Consortium Investigators
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · USIndiana University School of MedicineUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · USUniversity of Michigan · USIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · USMedical College of Wisconsin · USTemple University · USCalifornia Lutheran University · USGeorgia Southern University · USLoras College · USNational Urban League · USSeattle Children's Hospital · USThe Ohio State University · USUniversity of Delaware · USUniversity of Florida · USUniversity of New Mexico · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe purpose of this study was to determine sex differences in recovery trajectories of assessments for sport-related concussion using Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium data.

methodsNational Collegiate Athletic Association athletes (N = 906; 61% female) from sex-comparable sports completed a pre-season baseline assessment and post-sport-related concussion assessments within 6 h of injury, 24-48 h, when they initiated their return to play progression, when they were cleared for unrestricted return to play, and 6 months post-injury. Assessments included the Standardized Assessment of Concussion, Balance Error Scoring System, Brief Symptom Inventory-18, Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT), Sport Concussion Assessment Tool-3 symptom evaluation, Clinical Reaction Time, King-Devick test, Vestibular Ocular Motor Screen, 12-item Short-Form Health Survey, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale.

resultsOnly the Vestibular Ocular Motor Screen Total Symptom Score at the 24-48 h timepoint (p = 0.005) was statistically significantly different between sexes. Specifically, female athletes (mean = 60.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] 51.5-70.4) had higher Vestibular Ocular Motor Screen Total Symptom Scores than male athletes (mean = 36.9, 95% CI 27.6-49.3), but this difference resolved by the time of return-to-play initiation (female athletes, mean = 1.8, 95% CI 1.1-2.9; male athletes, mean = 4.1, 95% CI 1.5-10.9).

conclusionsSport-related concussion recovery trajectories for most assessments were similar for female and male National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes except for Vestibular Ocular Motor Screen symptoms within 48 h of sport-related concussion, which was greater in female athletes. Female athletes had a greater symptom burden across all timepoints, suggesting that cross-sectional observations may indicate sex differences despite similar recovery trajectories.

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Athletic InjuriesBrain ConcussionReturn to SportAdolescentAthletesFemaleHumansMaleNeuropsychological TestsRecovery of FunctionSex FactorsYoung Adult

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