TY - JOUR
PY - 2020//
TI - Psychometric properties of the standardized assessment of concussion in youth football: Validity, reliability, and demographic factors
JO - Applied neuropsychology. Child
A1 - Maerlender, Arthur
A1 - Smith, Eric
A1 - Brolinson, P. Gunnar
A1 - Urban, Jillian
A1 - Rowson, Steven
A1 - Ajamil, Amaris
A1 - Campolettano, Eamon T.
A1 - Gellner, Ryan A.
A1 - Bellamkonda, Srinidhi
A1 - Kelley, Mireille E.
A1 - Jones, Derek
A1 - Powers, Alex
A1 - Beckwith, Jonathan
A1 - Crisco, Joseph
A1 - Stitzel, Joel
A1 - Duma, Stefan
A1 - Greenwald, Richard M.
SP - ePub
EP - ePub
VL - ePub
IS - ePub
N2 - The objective of this study was to determine the psychometrics (reliability, validity) of the original Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC) in a youth sample (ages 11 to 13). Demographic factors of race, level of vocabulary knowledge, mother's level of education were also considered. Over 150 youth football athletes completed the SAC and a brief battery of NIH Toolbox cognitive tests as part of a larger study on biomechanical factors in youth sport concussion. This was a within-subjects design (pre-season, post-season assessments), and correlational analysis of convergent and discriminant validity. Between groups analysis based on demographic differences was also employed. The pre-season SAC scores were not different by age; however, SAC scores were statistically different by race: t(155) = 3.162, p = .002, d = .519. Maternal level of education and participant vocabulary scores were related to racial group membership. Convergent and discriminant validity were established compared to NIH Toolbox tests of memory and speed. Pre-post-season tests for 108 participants established marginally acceptable test-retest reliability (ICC = .692). These data support the use of the original SAC in youth football although clinicians must be aware of racial differences in scores. Keywords: American football Language: en
LA - en
SN - 2162-2965
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2020.1726746
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