Tests of evaluation psychological factors related to returning to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A scoping review

Objectives: Psychological evaluation tests assess athletes' readiness post-anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R), focusing on their emotions, performance confidence, and risk assessment regarding their return to sports. This study aims to collect and analyze these psychological evaluation tests to measure athletes' readiness after ACL-R. Methods: This study is a scoping review; primary sources were obtained from four databases including PubMed, SCOPUS, CENTRAL (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials), and Web of Science. The search period covered years from inception to October ۱th, ۲۰۲۴. Papers were screened by two independent reviewers. Data extracted included publication date, setting, demographics, purpose of psychological assessment, and reliability and validity of tests. Results: A total of ۶ studies involving ۶ tests were included in the scoping review. These tests included ACL-Return to Sport After Injury scale (ACL-RSI), Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK), Injury Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport (I-PRRS) scale, Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS), International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC), and Short Version of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Return to Sport After Injury (ACL-RSI). Conclusion: The original ACL-RSI is a ۱۲-item instrument, and the short version of ACL-RSI is a ۶-item instrument that that are evaluated based on a ۱۰-cm visual analog scale from ۰ to ۱۰۰ in ۱۰-point increments. The I-PRRS is a ۶-item scale that is used to measure injured

کلیدواژه ها:

Psychological evaluation tests ، anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction ، athletes ، ACL-R ، psychological assessment ، ACL-Return to Sport After Injury scale ، Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia ، Injury Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport scale ، Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score ، International Knee Documentation Committee ، Short Version of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Return to Sport After Injury