May 16, 2021
Institutional Review Board, Hospital for Special Surgery
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Ellen Casey, MD
Theresa Chiaia, PT, DPT
Polly de Mille RN, MA, RCEP, CSCS, USAT
Jo A Hannafin, MD, PhD
Brandon Schneider
Teena Shetty, MD
Heidi Prather, DO
Dora Kanellopoulous
Cara Lewis
Erin E. Manning, MD
This research study is designed to address the gender gap that is found in the health literature.
The first phase is an anonymous online survey that is open to retired/former women’s soccer and basketball players who have played at the elite level (i.e., NCAA, Semi-Professional, Professional, or Senior National Team). The questions relate to 5 areas of health: physical, musculoskeletal, female athlete, neurocognitive, and mental. The survey is expected to take 10-20 minutes.
We hope that our initial findings will lay the foundation for future long-term research on the health of female athletes.
Participants need to be retired or former players who are 70 years of age or younger. In addition, participants need to be physically located in the US due to data privacy regulations.
For the purpose of this study, we are defining elite soccer and basketball as any of the following:
Soccer
• College: Played at least 1 year at a NCAA institution (Divisions 1, 2, and 3)
• Semi-Professional: Played at least 1 season in the W-League, WPSL, UWS, or equivalent
• Professional: Played at least 1 season in the WUSA, WPS, NWSL, or top division overseas
• Senior National Team: Earned at least 1 cap for any country
Soccer survey: https://redcap.link/wosohealth
Basketball
• Collegiate: Played at least 1 year at a NCAA institution (Divisions 1, 2, and 3)
• Semi-Professional: Played at least 1 season in the WBCBL, WBDA, or equivalent
• Professional: Played at least 1 season in the WNBA, ABL, NWBL or top league overseas
• Senior National Team: At least 1 game appearance for any country
Basketball survey: https://redcap.link/womenbball
Ellen Casey, MD, FASCM
Associate Professor
Director of Research, Dept. of Physiatry
Hospital for Special Surgery
212-606-1149
caseye@hss.edu