Date of Conferral
2020
Degree
Ph.D.
School
Psychology
Advisor
Diana Jeffrey
Abstract
AbstractThere are approximately 1.6 and 3.8 million sports-related concussions each year in the United States (Langlois, et al. 2006). However, there are few studies examining the impact of multiple concussions among collegiate athletes, especially female athletes. Over the past decade, there has been a paradigm shift with the ImPACT neuro-battery assessment tool, which is administered to athletes’ pre-season as a baseline test and then re-administered upon a possible concussion, thus, comparing the two results. For this study, the focus was on the biological and psychological aspects of the Biopsychosocial Model. Secondary data from 49 college athletes was examined. The results in this study provided evidence that post-neurocognitive assessment scores, based on the ImPACT, deviated from initial baseline scores after multiple concussions, indicating there were significant differences among the values of baseline, post injury 1, and post injury 2. The results from the study can be used by coaches and athletic directors to guide their recommendations for students’ return to play.
Recommended Citation
Campo, Brandon Anthony, "Cognitive Effects of Concussions in Collegiate Athletes" (2020). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 10215.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/10215
