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The Effect Of The Environment On Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2 (Scat2) Scores, Deanna Smith

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

With the incidence of concussion in sport on the rise, it is crucial that the concussion assessment tools utilized by health care professionals be accurately administered in the appropriate setting. It may be important to consider the environment of test administration between baseline and post-injury assessment to allow appropriate return to play decisions. At present, there is limited research on the effect of testing environment on Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2 (SCAT2) baseline scores. Our objective for the study was to investigate if testing environment affects SCAT2 scores in healthy male collegiate club lacrosse players and healthy female club soccer …