title: Requiring athletes to acknowledge receipt of concussion-related information and responsibility to report symptoms: a study of the prevalence, variation, and possible improvements.
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.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research and Program Coordinator at the Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center, a Research Instructor in Neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine, and a Lab Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University.
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Baugh
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kroshus
authors.forename: Alexandra P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Bourlas
authors.forename: Kaitlyn I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D012449:Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States