Use of the Concussion Check Protocol for Concussion Assessment in a Female Soccer Team Over Two Consecutive Seasons in New Zealand

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aut.relation.articlenumber123011
aut.relation.journalJournal of the Neurological Sciences
aut.relation.startpage123011
aut.relation.volume460
dc.contributor.authorKing, D
dc.contributor.authorHume, P
dc.contributor.authorClark, T
dc.contributor.authorWethe, J
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-29T23:46:08Z
dc.date.available2024-04-29T23:46:08Z
dc.date.issued2024-04-13
dc.description.abstractAim: Address deficiencies in access to sports sideline medical care by using a Concussion Check Protocol (CCP) for non-medically-trained people. Method: A prospective observational cohort study was undertaken on a single amateur female club-based soccer team over two consecutive years in New Zealand utilising a non-medically trained support person termed a Safety officer. CCP is an extension of the King-Devick test with features such as warning signs and symptoms of concussion built into the application. All players suspected of having a potential concussive injury were tested on the match sideline. Results: The study overall incidence of match-related concussions was 20.8 (95% CI: 11.8 to 36.6) per 1000 match-hrs, with mean missed-match duration of 31 (95% CI: 27.9 to 34.1) days. Twelve players over the study had a significantly slower post-injury K[sbnd]D (49.9 [44.3 to 64.1]s; χ2(1) = 11.0; p = 0.0009; z = −2.9; p = 0.0033; d = 0.30) and/or reported symptoms, compared with their own baseline (47.2 [44.3 to 64.1]s). CCP had an overall sensitivity of 100% (95% CI: 73.5% to 100.0%), specificity of 100% (95% CI: 69.2% to 100.0%) and positive predictive value (PPV) of 100% (84.6% to 100.0%). Conclusion: Sideline use of CCP was undertaken successfully by non-medically trained people and provided a reliable platform for concussion identification.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the Neurological Sciences, ISSN: 0022-510X (Print); 1878-5883 (Online), Elsevier BV, 460, 123011-. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2024.123011
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jns.2024.123011
dc.identifier.issn0022-510X
dc.identifier.issn1878-5883
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/17473
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022510X24001461
dc.rights© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAssessment
dc.subjectConcussion
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectFootball
dc.subjectPitchside
dc.subjectSideline
dc.subjectSoccer
dc.subject32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
dc.subject3202 Clinical Sciences
dc.subjectClinical Research
dc.subjectPhysical Injury - Accidents and Adverse Effects
dc.subject4.2 Evaluation of markers and technologies
dc.subject4 Detection, screening and diagnosis
dc.subject1103 Clinical Sciences
dc.subject1109 Neurosciences
dc.subject1701 Psychology
dc.subject3202 Clinical sciences
dc.subject3209 Neurosciences
dc.subject5202 Biological psychology
dc.titleUse of the Concussion Check Protocol for Concussion Assessment in a Female Soccer Team Over Two Consecutive Seasons in New Zealand
dc.typeJournal Article
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