• J Clin Exp Neuropsychol · Aug 2005

    Comparative Study

    Validity of ImPACT for measuring processing speed following sports-related concussion.

    • Grant L Iverson, Mark R Lovell, and Michael W Collins.
    • University of British Columbia & Riverview Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada. giverson@interchange.ubc.ca
    • J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2005 Aug 1;27(6):683-9.

    AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the validity of ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing), a computerized neuropsychological test battery, for measuring attention and processing speed in athletes with concussions. This was accomplished by comparing the computerized testing to a traditional neuropsychological measure, the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT). Participants were 72 amateur athletes who were seen within 21 days of sustaining a sports-related concussion (Mean = 9.4, SD = 5.4 days). As predicted, the SDMT correlated more highly with the Processing Speed and Reaction Time composites than the Verbal Memory and Visual Memory Composites from ImPACT. The composite scores from ImPACT and the SDMT were subjected to exploratory factor analysis, revealing a two-factor solution interpreted as Speed/Reaction Time and Memory. It appears as if the Processing Speed Composite, Reaction Time Composite, and SDMT are measuring a similar underlying construct in this sample of concussed amateur athletes.

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