Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Dickerson, Anne E
• Meuel, Danielle Brown
• Ridenour, Cyrus David
• Cooper, Kristen

Titel

Assessment tools predicting fitness to drive in older adults: a systematic review

Ist Teil von

• The American journal of occupational therapy, 2014-11, Vol.68 (6), p.670-680

Ort / Verlag

United States: American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This systematic review synthesizes the research on screening and assessment tools used to determine older adults' fitness to drive. After a comprehensive search of the literature targeting tools commonly used by occupational therapists, 64 studies were reviewed and synthesized. The evidence demonstrated that a single tool measuring cognition, vision, perception, or physical ability individually is not sufficient to determine fitness to drive. Although some tools have stronger evidence than others, this review supports using different and focused assessment tools together for specific medical conditions. Results indicate that behind-the-wheel assessment remains the gold standard for driving evaluation; however, emerging evidence for observation of complex instrumental tasks of daily living and driving simulation supports further investigation with these tools.