University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are receiving funding from the NCAA and U.S. Department of Defense to study the most effective ways to teach athletes and young adults about the importance of reporting concussions.
"What our study will address is why education and awareness efforts have largely not succeeded in altering the behavior of athletes and other young adults when it comes to reporting concussions," said Dee Warmath, an assistant professor with the School of Human Ecology's Department of Consumer Science.
The initiative will evaluate the effectiveness of three different interventions with a largely untapped population: the roughly 2,500 young adults who play competitive club sports on the UW-Madison campus.