Repeat Baseline Assessment in College-Age Athletes

Authors

Arthur C. Maerlender, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Dennis L. Molfese, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2015

Citation

Published in Developmental Neuropsychology 40:2 (2015), pp. 69–73. doi: 10.1080/87565641.2015.1014089

Comments

Copyright © 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Used by permission.

Abstract

Repeat baseline testing scores from one collegiate Division I NCAA school were analyzed to determine the necessity of this practice. ImPACT tests were taken between 13 and 40 months apart (median 24 months; final N = 67). No significant difference in any test composite score was obtained; the number of tests exceeding chance levels of change was insignificant. The results do not support the recommendation for repeating baseline testing in college athletes; replication is recommended.