brief article critique
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APA Citation of Journal Article (1): Emery CA, Kang J, Shrier I, et al. Risk of injury associated with body checking among youth ice hockey players. JAMA, 2010; 303(22): 2265-‐2272. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.755.
Objective of the Study (1):
To see if risk of injury and concussions is different in Peewee hockey in leagues that have body contact compared to leagues that do not.
Hypothesis (1):
Leagues with body checking at peewee have a higher risk of injury and risk of concussions compared to leagues that do not have body checking until bantam.
Independent Variable & Dependent Variable(s) (2): IV: Body checking, position, gender, years experience, skill level DV: Injuries and/or concussions Potential confounding variables (extraneous variables) (2): Amount of games played – if team went farther in season to championship games or lost early Intensity of practice How a person answered questionnaire – if the person was ‘tougher’ may have ranked injuries lower than another person Instruments used (2): Consent forms Baseline questionnaires Weekly questionnaires/assessments Injury reports Potential for bias? (2):
There were 10-‐drop outs but each drop
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APA Citation of Journal Article (1): Emery CA, Kang J, Shrier I, et al. Risk of injury associated with body checking among youth ice hockey players. JAMA, 2010; 303(22): 2265-‐2272. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.755.
Objective of the Study (1):
To see if risk of injury and concussions is different in Peewee hockey in leagues that have body contact compared to leagues that do not.
Hypothesis (1):
Leagues with body checking at peewee have a higher risk of injury and risk of concussions compared to leagues that do not have body checking until bantam.
Independent Variable & Dependent Variable(s) (2): IV: Body checking, position, gender, years experience, skill level DV: Injuries and/or concussions Potential confounding variables (extraneous variables) (2): Amount of games played – if team went farther in season to championship games or lost early Intensity of practice How a person answered questionnaire – if the person was ‘tougher’ may have ranked injuries lower than another person Instruments used (2): Consent forms Baseline questionnaires Weekly questionnaires/assessments Injury reports Potential for bias? (2):
There were 10-‐drop outs but each drop