Preseason Baseline Neurocognitive Performances and Symptom Reporting on ImPACT®: A Comparison of Adolescent Student-Athletes Tested in Spanish and English

Context: Student-athletes are commonly administered the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT®) battery at preseason baseline and post concussion. The ImPACT® is available in many different languages, but few studies have examined differences in cognitive performances an...

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Published in:Journal of athletic training 2020-11
Main Authors: Karr, Justin E, Garcia-Barrera, Mauricio A, Marsh, Jacqueline M, Maxwell, Bruce, Berkner, Paul D, Iverson, Grant L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children & youth
Cognitive Tests
Concussion
Females
Gender
Language
Males
Outcome Measures
Reaction Time
Teenagers
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Summary:Context: Student-athletes are commonly administered the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT®) battery at preseason baseline and post concussion. The ImPACT® is available in many different languages, but few studies have examined differences in cognitive performances and symptom ratings based on language of administration.Objective: This study examined differences on ImPACT® neurocognitive composites and symptom reporting at preseason baseline testing between student-athletes completing ImPACT® in Spanish versus English.Design: Cross-sectional study.Setting: Preseason baseline testing for a high school concussion management program in STATE-XXX.Patients of Other Participants: Adolescent student-athletes completing testing in Spanish (n=169) and English (n=169) were matched on age, gender, and health/academic history. Language groups were compared on each outcome for the full sample and for gender-stratified subsamples.Main Outcome Measure(s): Neurocognitive composite scores and individual and total symptom severity ratings from the ImPACT® battery.Results: Athletes tested in Spanish had lower neurocognitive performances on two of five composite scores (i.e., Visual Motor Speed, p
ISSN:1062-6050
1938-162X
DOI:10.4085/1062-6050-0345.20