The Role of Reported Affective Symptoms and Anxiety in Recovery Trajectories After Sport-Related Concussion.
Bernadette A D'AlonzoAbigail C BretzinDouglas J Wiebenull nullPublished in: The American journal of sports medicine (2022)
Student-athletes with affective symptoms and nervous-anxious symptoms exhibited delayed clinical recovery and RTP timelines, particularly for time in RTP. Symptom prevalence and concussion history contributed to this; however, unmeasured confounding remains, as indicated by the poor model fit. This study motivates future work to explore affective symptoms and RTP timelines, considering anxiety and risk/protective factors over time.