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Study population and approach
Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study at a university adapted athletics facility involving 47 nonconcussed adolescent adapted athletes from across the United States. Participants, whose average age was 14.87 years, completed the Athlete Background and Symptom Evaluation from the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 6 during a youth and high school camp. The evaluation recorded symptoms, medical background, concussion history, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, wheelchair use, and activity-related follow-up responses.
Symptoms recorded at baseline
Thirty-four percent of participants reported no symptoms at baseline, meaning 66% reported at least one. Headache was the most frequently reported symptom, affecting 38.3% of athletes, followed by balance problems at 36.2% and difficulty concentrating at 34%. The assessment also included total symptom counts, severity scores, and physical, cognitive, insomnia, and emotional symptom factors.
No measured demographic differences
The study reported no statistically significant differences in total symptoms, severity scores, or symptom factors between athletes aged 15 or younger and those older than 15. It also found no such differences by sex or between daily wheelchair users and nonusers. The authors presented the findings as baseline data for an adapted-athlete population, noting limited evidence beyond Paralympic and collegiate settings and the need for evaluation tools validated in wheelchair sport.
