Citation

Cyr AA, Stinchcombe A, Gagnon S, Marshall S, Hing MM, Finestone H. J. Clin. Exp. Neuropsychol. 2008; 1-11.

Affiliation

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13803390802255627

PMID

18686115

Abstract

This study examined the role of impaired divided attention and speed of processing in traumatic brain injury (TBI) drivers in high-crash-risk simulated road events. A total of 17 TBI drivers and 16 healthy participants were exposed to four challenging simulated roadway events to which behavioral reactions were recorded. Participants were also asked to perform a dual task during portions of the driving task, and TBI individuals were administered standard measures of divided attention and reaction time. Results indicated that the TBI group crashed significantly more than controls (p< .05) and that dual-task performance correlated significantly with crash rate (r = .58, p = .05).

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