Open AccessACSM Preparticipation Health Screening Guidelines: A UK University Cohort Perspective
Author(s) -
Oliver J. Price,
Costas Tsakirides,
M I I Darrell Gray,
Antonios StavropoulosKalinoglou
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000001868
Subject(s) - medicine , sports medicine , cohort , referral , family medicine , risk assessment , physical therapy , computer security , computer science
Preparticipation health screening is recommended to detect individuals susceptible to serious adverse cardiovascular complications during exercise. Although expert opinion and best available scientific evidence have informed recent modifications, there remain limited experimental data to support or refute current practice. We therefore aimed to quantify the impact of change to the preparticipation health screening guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) on risk classification and referral for medical clearance in a large cohort of undergraduate university students.