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Assessment of symptoms in a concussion management programme: Method influences outcome

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Author	Krol, Andrea L. Mrazik, Martin Naidu, Dhiren Brooks, Brian L. Iverson, Grant
Copyright Year	2011
Description	Monitoring of subjective symptoms is the foundation of all sport concussion management programmes. The purpose of this study is to examine methodological variables that impact symptom reporting during baseline testing. To investigate how the administration method of a concussion assessment tool (self-report vs interview) affects the report of symptoms. This was a cross-sectional, semi-randomized study of 117 athletes. Subjects completed the Post-Concussion Scale during pre-season evaluations. A two-factor ANOVA revealed a significant difference in total symptom scores (p = 0.02) and number of endorsed symptoms (p = 0.02) across administration modes. Athletes had a greater total symptom score and reported a greater number of symptoms in the self-administration condition than in the interview condition. Furthermore, there was a significant difference in symptom reporting across interviewer gender. Athletes endorsed more symptoms when the interviewer was a woman. Because the method of collecting symptoms, as well as interviewer gender, can impact test results, self-report measures may be a better way of obtaining consistent results. Clinicians and researchers should be aware that both the nature and extent of symptom reporting is greater when using questionnaires than when athletes are interviewed.
Related Links	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/02699052.2011.624571
Ending Page	1305
Page Count	6
Starting Page	1300
ISSN	02699052
e-ISSN	1362301X
DOI	10.3109/02699052.2011.624571
Journal	Brain Injury
Issue Number	13-14
Volume Number	25
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2011-11-11
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Brain Injury Sport Sciences Concussion Symptoms Athletes Greater Administration Score Interviewer Endorsed Symptom Reporting Total Symptom
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Neuroscience Developmental and Educational Psychology Neurology (clinical)

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