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Baseline Properties of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3 (Scat3) in Iranian Professional League Football Players Publisher



Hassanmirzae B1, 2, 3 ; Haratian Z2 ; Moghadam N1 ; Ashrafganjouei A4
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  1. 1. Sports Medicine Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Iran Football Medical Assessment and Rehabilitation Center (IFMARC), Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Students’ Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine Published:2017


Abstract

Background: SCAT3 is a standardized tool, which can evaluate injured athletes for concussion and provide us with the necessary baseline data. Like any other sport, playing football (soccer) carries a high risk of injury. Thus, this study investigated the baseline properties of SCAT3 in Iranian Professional League football players and evaluated the correlation between different factors and a history of concussion. Methods: All of the players of 16 different teams who would be participating in the 2016 - 2017 Iranian Professional League (n = 368), were enrolled in this study. Completing SCAT3 was part of the pre-competition Medical assessment. Beside presenting the descriptive data, different variables were analyzed to evaluate the association with a “prior history of concussion”, in order to find probable risk factors for head injuries. Results: Forty-one players have had a history of concussion in the previous year and data analysis among the different categories showed that having a history of concussion bore a significant correlation with number of symptoms and symptom severity (P values: 0.023 and 0.041, respectively). Conclusions: Athletes with a history of concussion reported an increased number of symptoms and a higher severity score, but other SCAT3 properties such as total SAC scores and M-BESS were not affected by a history of concussion. This study aids clinicians in evaluating athletes suffering injuries to the head during football matches. © 2017, Asian Journal of Sports Medicine.