For my research example I read an article from the Journal of the American Medical Association titled: “Clinicopathological Evaluation of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in Players of American Football.” It describes an experiment that sampled 202 deceased American football players who’s brains were donated by family members. There were six different levels of football that the 202 players competed in; pre-high school, high school, college, semi-professional, Canadian football league, and the National football league (NFL). 177 of the 202 players were diagnosed with CTE. 110 out of 111 NFL players in this study were diagnosed with CTE. Meanwhile, 48 out of 53 college students were diangosed, 9 out of 14 semi-professionals were diagnosed, and 7 out of 8 Canadian football league players were diagnosed.
This study suggests that CTE is likely to be related to prior participation in football. Additionally, palyers of American football are likely to be at increased risk of long-term neurological conditions. Lastly, the higher level of play, the more likely one is to be diagnosed with CTE.
Technological advancements will continue to provide more information on the CTE dilemma surrounding American football.
Organizational data is a type of data, while public and private records is a data collection method being used.
Citation:
Mez, Jesse, Daniel H. Daneshvar, and Patrick T. Kiernan. “Clinicopathological Evaluation of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Players of American Football.” Journal of the American Medical Association, July 25, 2017, 360-70.