We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Academic Accommodations for a Countywide Concussion High School Program.
- Authors
Lopez, Ashley D.; Shnayder, Michelle; Pomares, Bryan; Siegel, Jonathan; Nedd, Kester; Hotz, Gillian
- Abstract
Purpose To describe a symptom-based distribution of Return to Learn school academic accommodations for adolescent student-athletes recovering from sports-related concussions that can be facilitated as part of their post-injury clinical care. The aim was also to explore demographic and recovery differences between those patients who received and did not receive accommodations. Method Adolescent student-athletes from 35 public high schools were eligible for this study. Data collected included their demographics, clinical assessment, and ImPACT (ImPACT Applications, Inc.) testing performance prior to and following a concussion. Student-athletes receiving accommodations were compared with an age-matched comparison group that did not receive accommodations. Results Between January 2014 and January 2017, 308 Miami-Dade County public high school student-athletes were seen at the University of Miami's UConcussion Clinic. Of these, 72 received school accommodations and 236 did not. The first clinical visit for these athletes was a mean of 14 days post injury with mean recovery time and return to play of 25 days. Significant differences were found among female studentathletes as well as patients reporting more initial symptoms despite similar demographics and baseline ImPACT scores. Conclusions Concussed adolescent student-athletes, particularly females, reporting greater symptom complaints during their first clinical encounter, may benefit most from a collaborative treatment approach including school accommodations that are individualized and specifically targeted. Future research should continue to investigate accommodation adherence and long-term concussion recovery.
- Subjects
FLORIDA; BRAIN concussion; CONVALESCENCE; HIGH school athletes; PATIENT aftercare; SEX distribution; SAMPLE size (Statistics); SPORTS participation; STATISTICAL significance; RE-entry students; ACADEMIC accommodations; EVALUATION of human services programs; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Sport Journal, 2017, p1
- ISSN
1543-9518
- Publication type
Article