Requiring athletes to acknowledge receipt of concussion-related information and responsibility to report symptoms: a study of the prevalence, variation, and possible improvements. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • State concussion laws and sport-league policies are important tools for protecting public health, but also present implementation challenges. Both state laws and league policies often require athletes provide written acknowledgement of having received concussion-related information and/or of their responsibility to report concussion-related symptoms. This paper examines these requirements in two ways: an analysis of the variation in state laws and sport-league policies and a study of their effects in a cohort of collegiate football players.

publication date

  • January 1, 2014

Research

keywords

  • Athletes
  • Athletic Injuries
  • Brain Concussion
  • Health Education
  • State Government

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84910069631

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1111/jlme.12147

PubMed ID

  • 25264088

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 42

issue

  • 3