PCSI-2

PostConcussion Symptom Inventory™ 2

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Purpose

Evaluates physical symptoms of concussion

Authors

Gerard A. Gioia, PhD, Christopher G. Vaughan, PsyD, and Maegan D. Sady, PhD

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Help in Your Concussion Diagnosis and Monitor Recovery

The PCSI-2 is an essential part of a multimodal concussion evaluation. It measures physical, emotional, cognitive, and sleep/fatigue symptoms to assist with diagnosis of concussion; monitors recovery over repeated visits; and helps educators and clinicians manage students’ return to school and daily activities. 

Use in conjunction with other members of the ConcussTrack family for a thorough evaluation of concussion:

  • The  PostConcussion Executive Inventory measures working memory, emotional control, and initiate/task complete to evaluate and monitor recovery from concussion.
  • The  Acute Concussion Evaluation (ACE) is a brief checklist that uses a standardized protocol to assess key elements of concussion to assist clinicians with diagnosis and inform treatment recommendations. It is available at no charge!
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Features and benefits

  • Uses a systematic interpretive process that offers a reliable, valid, and efficient means of capturing symptom type and severity following concussion.
  • Monitors concussion recovery by comparing ratings over repeated visits.
  • Helpful when developing treatment recommendations, providing accommodations in school, and managing activities and expectations at home.
  • Indicates if symptoms are attributable to the concussion or if they were part of the child's preinjury functioning.
  • Learn more about advanced interpretation and clinical applications of the PCSI-2 and PCEI in our concussion whitepaper located in the resources section below.
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    Age Range 5 years to 18 years
    Admin Time 5 minutes to administer
    Qualification Level S

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    FAQs

    What is the technical information for the PCSI-2?

    Test structure

    • Features a structured assessment of concussion-related symptoms via carbonless Parent, Child Self-Report, and Adolescent Self-Report forms that include observations of preinjury and postinjury functioning.
    • Includes four scales (Physical, Emotional, Cognitive, and Sleep/Fatigue) with retrospective baseline and postinjury ratings yielding a Retrospective-Adjusted Post-Injury Difference (RAPID) score that indicates risk.
    • Related clinical questions help examiners when screening for concomitant issues that may overlap with symptoms of concussion.

    Technical information

    • Data were collected from a large sample including parents of children and adolescents ages 5-18 years (n = 1,469) and students ages 8-18 years (n = 1,393) split into recovered and not recovered groups.
    • Internal consistency for the Total RAPID score for all informants at all visits was .90. The Clinical Scale RAPID score alphas ranged from .71 to .92 (except for the Child Self-Report Form Emotional Scale at Visit 1).

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