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ArticleBMJ open2024

Recovery duration and concussion severity in sport- and non-sport-related concussion among Pac-12 collegiate athletes: a retrospective cohort study.

Niki Konstantinides, Elisabeth Geraghty, Kimberly Harmon, Bridget M Whelan, Sourav K Poddar, Adam Bohr

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Niki KonstantinidesDepartment of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA Niki.Konstantinides@colorado.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5286-8229
Elisabeth GeraghtyDepartment of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Kimberly HarmonFamily Medicine and Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3670-6609
Bridget M WhelanDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Sourav K PoddarFamily Medicine and Orthopedics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Adam BohrDepartment of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.

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Abstract

objectivesTo examine non-sport- and sport-related concussion severity, clinical care frequency and delayed reporting in relation to recovery duration among collegiate athletes.

designRetrospective cohort study.

settingPac-12 varsity collegiate athletes.

participants461 collegiate male and female athletes PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The incidence of sport-related concussion (SRC) and non-sport-related concussion (NRC) were collected as well as times to recovery and return-to-play (RTP), symptom score and symptom severity and reported a loss of consciousness (LOC), retrograde amnesia (RGA) and post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) following concussion incidence.

resultsAmong 461 concussions, 388 (84%) occurred within sport and 73 (16%) occurred outside of sport. NRC, on average, required 3.5 more days to become asymptomatic (HR: 0.73, 95%confidence interval: 0.56 to 0.96, p=0.02) and 7 more days to RTP (HR: 0.64, 95% confidence interval: 0.49 to 0.85, p<0.01) compared with SRC. NRC were associated with an increase of 1.83 (p=0.07) symptoms reported at the time of diagnosis, an increase of 6.95 (p=0.06) in symptom severity and a higher prevalence of reported LOC (22% NRC vs. 3% SRC, p

conclusionNRC were associated with greater severity and longer recovery duration when compared with SRC in a cohort of collegiate athletes.

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AthletesAthletic InjuriesBrain ConcussionAdolescentFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleRecovery of FunctionRetrospective StudiesReturn to SportTime FactorsUniversitiesYoung AdultEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIESEPIDEMIOLOGYSPORTS MEDICINE

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PMID38684271
PMCPMC11057321

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