Protocol for Development of an Evidence-Based Rapid Readiness Screen
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: In combat and sport, there is an urgent need to identify readiness for performance to decide on removal from and return to activity. Cognitive readiness, including attention, can be impaired for many potentially coexisting reasons, including concussive or subconcussive injury, insufficient sleep/fatigue, and intoxication. Standard tests of concussion, sleep deprivation, and intoxication are often lengthy or require specialized skill or equipment to conduct. The ideal readiness screen should predict readiness or be associated with surrogate measures of readiness, be sensitive to multiple conditions that may impair readiness, and be reliable and rapid. This study outlines the methodology for an evidence-based process to develop multimodal rapid screening tests for readiness that are applicable across a broad range of environments, including military far-forward/sports sideline, garrison, and clinic.
Source: Neurosurgery Open
Institutions: McMaster University, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Defense Health Agency, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Brain Trauma Foundation, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, University of Kansas Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: U.S. Department of Defense
OpenAlex ID: W7154681336