An Economic Evaluation of Body Checking Policies in Bantam Ice Hockey

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dc.contributor.advisorCurrie, Gillian R.
dc.contributor.advisorMarshall, Deborah A.
dc.contributor.authorLee, Raymond
dc.contributor.committeememberEmery, Carolyn A.
dc.contributor.committeememberPalacios-Derflingher, Luz Maria
dc.date2019-06
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-25T22:59:08Z
dc.date.available2019-01-25T22:59:08Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-25
dc.description.abstractSport-related injury is the leading cause of injury in youth and are costly to the healthcare system. Disallowing body checking in Pee Wee (ages 11-12) ice hockey has been found to be effective in reducing the risk of injuries and associated healthcare costs, however the impact on injury risk and costs in Bantam (ages 13-14) remains unknown. The objectives of this study are to compare injury rates and costs between non-elite (lower 70% divisions of play) Bantam players in leagues allowing body checking to where body checking is disallowed, and to project the overall change on the number of injuries and costs to the Alberta healthcare system if body checking were disallowed for all Bantam players over one season. The study found that disallowing body checking reduced injuries by 4.32/1000 player-hours and saved cost by $1,737/1000 player-hours in the public healthcare system. This policy change could potentially prevent 1,102 injuries that occur during games and save $331,522 in the public healthcare system over one season in Alberta. However, this study used injury rates adjusted only for exposure hours and team clustering, but not other covariates or repeated observations. Thus further analysis is required before policy recommendations can be made.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLee, R. (2019). An Economic Evaluation of Body Checking Policies in Bantam Ice Hockey (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/36112
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/109853
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.facultyCumming School of Medicineen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectHealth Economicsen_US
dc.subjectCosts and Cost Analysisen_US
dc.subjectEconomic Evaluationen_US
dc.subjectCost-Effectiveness Analysisen_US
dc.subjectPreventionen_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectSportsen_US
dc.subjectCohort Studyen_US
dc.subjectAthletic Injuriesen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Healthen_US
dc.subject.classificationEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationPublic Healthen_US
dc.titleAn Economic Evaluation of Body Checking Policies in Bantam Ice Hockeyen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMedicine – Community Health Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)en_US
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