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Quantitative assessment of driving performance in Parkinson's disease
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- BMJ Group, 2005.
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of this study was to determine how Parkinson's disease (PD) affects driving performance. It also examined whether changes in driver safety were related to specific clinical disease markers or an individual's self rating of driving ability. METHODS: The driving performance of 25 patients with idiopathic PD and 21 age matched controls was assessed on a standardised open road route by an occupational therapist and driving instructor, to provide overall safety ratings and specific driving error scores. RESULTS: The drivers with PD were rated as significantly less safe (p
- Subjects :
- Male
Paper
Automobile Driving
medicine.medical_specialty
Parkinson's disease
Driving test
Poison control
Occupational safety and health
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Rating scale
Task Performance and Analysis
Injury prevention
medicine
Humans
Driving instructor
Aged
business.industry
Human factors and ergonomics
people.profession
Parkinson Disease
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Self Concept
Editorial Commentary
Psychiatry and Mental health
Case-Control Studies
Physical therapy
Female
Surgery
Neurology (clinical)
Safety
business
people
human activities
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4be72a2e390e749c1652dbaeba3b9095