A-115 Does Cognitive Reserve Moderate Functional Outcomes for Collegiate Athletes with Sports-Related Concussion?

• Published in: Archives of clinical neuropsychology 2021-08, Vol.36 (6), p.1165-1165
• Main Authors: Guty, Erin T, Cadden, Margaret H, Riegler, Kaitlin E, Thomas, Garrett A, Arnett, Peter A
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1873-5843; 1873-5843
• DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acab062.133

ObjectiveStudies are lacking that examine whether cognitive reserve (CR) plays a role in differential outcomes for individuals in sports-related concussion (SRC), particularly within the acute phase. This study explored the relationship between CR (WTAR FSIQ), concussion severity (total PCSS score), and three separate outcome measures: cognitive functioning, return-to-play (RTP) time, and depression symptoms. MethodThe total sample included 175 (Males = 131, Females = 44) student-athletes at a Division I University, but only a subset of participants had RTP data available (N = 72; Males = 57, Females = 15). Regression analyses were conducted with CR, PCSS, and their interaction as the main predictor variables for the three separate dependent variables (neurocognitive composite, days to RTP, and BDI-FS total). Sex was found to be significantly related to the neurocognitive variable and the RTP variable and was included in those analyses as a covariate. ResultsFor the first regression predicting neurocognitive performance, sex (t = 4.63, p