Dual-Task Predictors in Graduate Healthcare Students with Athletic Backgrounds.
Background: Graduate healthcare students may have athletic backgrounds with history of concussion. Since these students spend much time multi-tasking while guarding, transferring, and treating patients in clinical settings, understanding the potential impact of external factors on dual-task abilitie...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy Vol. 20; no. 8; pp. 1243 - 1256 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=187675871&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 187675871 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 21592896 BKL5 jtl: International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy issn: 21592896 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2025 vid: 20 iid: 8 pid: 38303 pub: North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy place: Indianapolis, Indiana artinfo: ui: 187675871 187675871 187675871 10.26603/001c.142435 187675871 ppf: 1243 ppct: 13 formats: tig: atl: Dual-Task Predictors in Graduate Healthcare Students with Athletic Backgrounds. aug: au: Castillo, Fernando Freund, Brittani Hulla, Ryan Henricksen, Janis Kumar, Neeraj Schmeeckle, Chad Estes, Shannon Karakkattil, Priya affil: Physical Therapy University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences sug: subj: Task Performance and Analysis Students, Health Occupations Athletes Students, Graduate Brain Concussion Education Academic Performance Brain Concussion History Human Cross Sectional Studies Repeated Measures Convenience Sample Adult Gait Analysis Cognition Evaluation Factor Analysis Descriptive Statistics Linear Regression Memory Intelligence Tests Post Hoc Analysis Data Analysis Software Randomized Controlled Trials Random Assignment Adult: 19-44 years ab: Background: Graduate healthcare students may have athletic backgrounds with history of concussion. Since these students spend much time multi-tasking while guarding, transferring, and treating patients in clinical settings, understanding the potential impact of external factors on dual-task abilities may help better equip them for success. # Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between concussion history, concussion education, and athletic history on academic performance and different single- and dual-task assessments among graduate healthcare students. # Study Design A cross-sectional, repeated measures study. # Methods A convenience sample of 33 graduate healthcare students, between the ages of 21-31 years old, were recruited from a health sciences institution. Inclusion criteria included enrollment at the institution and being between the ages of 18 and 35 years old. Exclusion criteria included a concussion within the past 30 days, current post-concussion symptoms, an upper and/or lower extremity injury, and/or pregnancy. Investigators collected subjective sport, concussion, and academic history before data collection. Then, participants were randomly assigned to perform single- and dual-task cognitive and walking activities. Parameters of gait and cognitive activity scores were measured to calculate dual-task cost (DTC). Next, principle component analyses were conducted to incorporate all measured variables into a single model for linear regression. Linear regressions were used to model the relationships between sport and concussion history and each component. # Results Data were collected for 32 participants (aged 25 ± 2.46 years). A lack of concussion history was a significant predictor for experiencing greater DTC for performing a memory/recall task while walking backward. Additionally, lacking formal concussion education was a significant predictor for a higher DTC associated with the visuospatial task while walking backward. Finally, a longer history of athletic play predicted a lower undergraduate GPA. # Conclusions Lacking concussion history and education as well as having a longer athletic history significantly predicted aspects of DTC and academic achievement in graduate healthcare students. These data may influence future decision-making criteria and processes when supporting and guiding students with athletic backgrounds through healthcare education programs involving psychomotor activities. Further studies with a larger sample and control for plausible confounding variables may provide additional insight. # Level of Evidence 2b pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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