@article{ref1,
title="Driving after a stroke",
journal="Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine",
year="1986",
author="Legh-Smith, J. and Wade, D. T. and Hewer, R. L.",
volume="79",
number="4",
pages="200-203",
abstract="Four hundred and thirty-eight stroke patients from a community register covering a period of 28 months were interviewed at one year post-stroke. Of 144 (34%) living at home who had been driving prior to their stroke, 82 (58%) did not resume post-stroke. Assessments of arm function, walking, functional ability and IQ showed ex-drivers to be significantly more disabled than drivers. Stopping driving was associated with a loss of social activities and with a higher frequency of depression amongst ex-drivers when compared with drivers. This was despite 79% of ex-drivers having easy access to alternative car transport. Extending mobility allowance to the 49 (60%) ex-drivers over 65 years old at the time of their stroke might ease their situation. More appropriate assessments would be needed to establish whether ex-drivers would benefit from retraining or car adaptations to enable them to return to driving.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0141-0768",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}