CREST Concussion Recovery Study Phase I data

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Data description: This data was collected as part of the Concussion Recovery Study (CREST), a prospective observational study of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) conducted in Perth, Western Australia. CREST aims to identify a range of predictive factors collected at first presentation that can be used to predict those patients at increased risk of delayed recovery, also known as persisting post-concussion symptoms (PPCS). The study aims to identify symptoms, pre-injury factors, peri-injury circumstances, neuropsychological factors, biochemical and/or imaging outcomes that may predict PPCS 1, 3, 6 or 12 months later. Developing a method of identifying adults at increased risk of poorer prognosis following mTBI will allow these patients to be directed into targeted clinical care or future clinical trials of potential therapies as early as possible, thereby minimising distress and disability to the individual. Improving the overall management of individuals with PPCS will reduce the public health burden and health care costs for this debilitating condition.

Adults (18–65 years) with mTBI were assessed by telephone within 7 days post-injury to capture demographics, pre-injury health status, injury circumstances (including mechanism, site of head impact) and symptoms. The primary outcome measure was the presence of PPCS, measured with the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale (PCSS).

Number of files/types: 1x .xlsx file including one worksheet for the minimal dataset, and one worksheet for the data dictionary/codebook.
Special software required to open files: No
Keywords: mild traumatic brain injury, brain concussion, persisting post-concussion symptoms, recovery, prediction