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Title: Development of a standardised Occupational Therapy--Driver Off-Road Assessment Battery to assess older and/or functionally impaired drivers.
Austin Authors: Unsworth, Carolyn A;Baker, Anne;Taitz, Carla;Chan, Siew-Pang;Pallant, Julie F;Russell, Kay J;Odell, Morris
Affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Division of Health Research, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
School of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
Faculty of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, London, UK
Occupational Therapy Department, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Australia
EPIC Centre, Bundoora, Australia
Department of Occupational Therapy, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Issue Date: Feb-2012
Date: 2011
Publication information: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal 2012; 59(1): 23-36
Abstract: Research has been conducted over several years to develop a new off-road assessment battery referred to as the Occupational Therapy - Driver Off-Road Assessment Battery. This article documents the development of the Battery, and provides preliminary research evidence to support its content and predictive validity. Literature reviews and a focus group with nine driver assessor occupational therapists were undertaken, as well as data collection using the Occupational Therapy - Driver Off-Road Assessment Battery with 246 clients. A Classification and Regression Tree model was constructed to ascertain the predictive validity of the Battery, with fitness-to-drive as the outcome. Twenty-one physical, 13 sensory and seven assessments of cognition/perception were identified as being reflective of the skills required for driving. Following rating of their psychometric properties, the best assessments were presented to focus group members. The driver assessors supported the inclusion of several assessments and encouraged the development of new assessments. A draft version of the Occupational Therapy - Driver Off-Road Assessment Battery was tested and found to have excellent predictive validity for client on-road performance of 82.6%. The Classification and Regression Tree model showed that client performance on tests included in the Battery should be used together, rather than in isolation, to support fitness-to-drive recommendations. This research identified the most suitable physical, sensory and cognitive assessments to include in the Occupational Therapy - Driver Off-Road Assessment Battery, and provided support for its validity. The development of this standardised battery assists driver assessors to accurately and consistently assess and report the off-road driving capacity of clients.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/20490
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2011.00979.x
Journal: Australian occupational therapy journal
PubMed URL: 22272880
Type: Journal Article
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