An Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Cognitive Items of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5
| dc.contributor.advisor | Fraser, Melissa A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kuo, Michael | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Farnsworth, James L. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Deason, Rebecca G. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Westerberg, Carmen E. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-23T13:34:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-04-23T13:34:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: To assess the construct validity of Tool 5 (SCAT5) cognitive items in a healthy sample of NCAA Division I student-athletes from a single institution. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: NCAA Division I University. Participants: Deidentified data were analyzed for 657 (n = 301 male; 19.2 ± 1.4 years old) healthy NCAA Division I student-athletes who provided consent for use of their preparticipation SCAT5 results during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 academic years for research purposes. No individuals were excluded from our analyses. Independent Variables: Baseline cognitive item scores [Orientation Total (0-5), Immediate Memory (0-30), Delayed Recall (0-10), Digits Backwards Total (0-4), Months in Reverse Order (0/1)] were taken from SCAT5 data. Outcome Measures: Factor models identified through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with and without oblique varimax rotation. Items with factor loadings ≥ 0.30 were retained in the factor model. Main Results: Exploratory Factor Analysis performed with and without rotation produced similar 2-factor models with positive correlations. Factor 1 (Verbal Recall) consisted of the Immediate Memory and Delayed Recall items and Factor 2 (Working Memory) included the Orientation, Digits Backwards, and Months in Reverse Order items. | |
| dc.description.department | Health and Human Performance | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.format.extent | 64 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kuo, M. (2020). An exploratory factor analysis of the cognitive items of the sport concussion assessment tool 5 (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/9684 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | Baseline | |
| dc.subject | Cognition | |
| dc.subject | Collegiate | |
| dc.subject | Concussion | |
| dc.subject | Factor analysis | |
| dc.subject | Memory | |
| dc.title | An Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Cognitive Items of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5 | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.department | Health and Human Performance | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Athletic Training | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas State University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science |