RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POST CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE AMONG PERSONS WITH MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN WENZHOU, CHINA

Abstract

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) persons generally have post-concussion syndrome (PCS) and impaired functional performance after the trauma. The aims of this research were to describe PCS, functional performance (FP) and examine the relationship between PCS (physical symptoms, cognitive symptoms, and behavior symptoms) with FP among persons with mTBI 2 weeks after the trauma in Wenzhou, China. Sampling technic by determining the period of time during August to December 2021, and recruited the samples followed inclusion criteria, 108 mTBI persons who visited to the neurosurgery outpatient department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, were recruited. Research instruments included Demographic Data Questionnaire, The Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire [RPQ], The Rivermead Head Injury Follow up Questionnaire [RHFQO]. The reliability of RPQ and RHFQO were .87 and .89, respectively. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation.

The results showed that the mean score of the physical symptoms dimension was .47 (SD = .51), the cognitive symptoms dimension was .55 (SD = .84), the behavior symptoms dimension was .55 (SD = .90). The mean score of FP was .55 out of 4 (SD = .70). The Pearson correlation analysis revealed the physical symptoms, cognitive symptoms, behavior symptoms were positive correration with FP (r = .68, r = .58, r = .76, P < .001 respectively).

The findings suggested that three dimensions of PCS all had significant impact on FP, these can fulfill the gap and provide scientific evidence to management PCS and promote FP in mTBI persons 2 weeks after trauma.

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