The association between sleep and physical activity with persisting postconcussion symptoms among adolescent athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Both sleep duration and physical activity following concussion may influence subsequent recovery. Objective measurement of sleep and physical activity behavior via wearable technology may provide insights into their association with concussion recovery.

Objective

To determine whether sleep behavior (eg, duration, timing) and/or physical activity (steps/day, or exercise frequency, duration, intensity) in the first month after adolescent sports-related concussion are associated with developing persisting postconcussion symptoms (PPCS).

Design

Case-control.

Setting

Outpatient sports medicine clinic.

Participants

The study prospectively enrolled adolescent athletes who sustained a concussion (N = 49, age = 14.8 ± 1.8 years; 51% female) who were ev

SUBMITTER: Neely LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10875599 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature