A - 40 The Impact of Early Access on Sports-Related Concussions in Youth Hockey Players

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS

ACS Applied Bio Materials Pub Date : 2024-07-06 DOI:10.1093/arclin/acae052.40

H. Bouchard, L. Weis, D. Vasquez, T. Caze

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Abstract

Sports-related concussions are the most common setting for adolescents to sustain a concussion. Delayed access to care is a risk factor for recovery and youth athletes have limited access to early intervention often due to lack of athletic trainer coverage. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of early access on sports-related concussions in youth hockey players. Participants (n = 67) included youth athletes from hockey organizations who partnered with a local specialty concussion clinic. Athletes presented to clinic for care (median = 2 days) after sustaining a concussion. We examined whether the number of days since injury to initial exam (DSI) significantly predicted recovery time while controlling for common injury modifiers, such as symptom severity, anxiety sensitivity, and age. Recovery was measured in number of days since injury to the date of medical clearance. Multivariate general linear analyses indicated that DSI (M = 4.96, SD = 8.90), significantly predicted the number of recovery days (M = 12.85, SD = 9.47), with each day earlier to initial exam predicting almost one day faster recovery (B = 0.92; p < 0.001; Œ∑p2 = 0.813). Variables of age (M = 13.78, SD = 2.59), anxiety sensitivity (M = 8.91, SD = 9.69), and concussion severity (M = 19.22, SD = 8.90), were not predictive recovery. Early access resulted in faster medical clearance. This sample of youth hockey players do not have access to an athletic trainer to provide early intervention. Our results suggest that the ability to have early intervention through a specialty concussion clinic partnership resulted in faster recovery, highlighting the importance of continuing to explore and cultivate these relationships with youth sports.

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A - 40 早期接触对青少年曲棍球运动员运动相关脑震荡的影响

与运动有关的脑震荡是青少年最常见的脑震荡情况。迟迟得不到治疗是影响康复的一个危险因素，而由于缺乏运动训练员的覆盖，青少年运动员获得早期干预的机会往往有限。本研究旨在评估早期干预对青少年曲棍球运动员运动相关脑震荡的影响。参与者（n = 67）包括与当地脑震荡专科诊所合作的曲棍球组织的青少年运动员。运动员在遭受脑震荡后到诊所接受治疗（中位数 = 2 天）。我们研究了受伤后到初次检查（DSI）的天数是否能显著预测恢复时间，同时控制常见的受伤修饰因素，如症状严重程度、焦虑敏感性和年龄。康复时间以受伤后到出院的天数来衡量。多变量一般线性分析表明，DSI（中值=4.96，标度值=8.90）可显著预测恢复天数（中值=12.85，标度值=9.47），每提前一天进行初次检查，就可预测恢复速度加快近一天（B=0.92；P＜0.001；Œ∑p2=0.813）。年龄（M = 13.78，SD = 2.59）、焦虑敏感度（M = 8.91，SD = 9.69）和脑震荡严重程度（M = 19.22，SD = 8.90）等变量对恢复没有预测作用。尽早就医可加快康复速度。该样本中的青少年曲棍球运动员无法获得运动训练员的早期干预。我们的研究结果表明，通过与脑震荡专科诊所合作进行早期干预能够加快康复速度，这也凸显了继续探索和培养与青少年体育运动的关系的重要性。

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ACS Applied Bio Materials Chemistry-Chemistry (all)

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9.40

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2.10%

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464

期刊介绍： ACS Applied Bio Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of biomaterials and biointerfaces including and beyond the traditional biosensing, biomedical and therapeutic applications. The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrates knowledge in the areas of materials, engineering, physics, bioscience, and chemistry into important bio applications. The journal is specifically interested in work that addresses the relationship between structure and function and assesses the stability and degradation of materials under relevant environmental and biological conditions.