@article{ref1,
title="Predicting driving ability using DriveSafe and DriveAware in people with cognitive impairments: A replication study",
journal="Australian occupational therapy journal",
year="2014",
author="Hines, Ashleigh and Bundy, Anita C.",
volume="61",
number="4",
pages="224-229",
abstract="BACKGROUND/AIM: Previously developed cut-off scores for off-road assessments, DriveSafe and DriveAware, were applied to data from a new sample. Our aim was to determine whether results from previous research are replicable in a different population, to further investigate the psychometric properties of the tools. <br><br>METHODS: Using a retrospective cohort design, we analysed data from DriveSafe and DriveAware gathered in three driving centres in Sydney (N = 90). We calculated sensitivity and specificity of DriveSafe and DriveAware data for predicting results of on-road testing. <br><br>RESULTS: Sensitivity and specificity for this study were very similar to those documented previously. The lower cut-off produced specificity of 96%, identical to previous calculations. The upper cut-off score yielded sensitivity of 91% compared with 93% previously. When scores from DriveSafe and DriveAware were trichotomised (i.e. 'pass,' 'fail,' and 'requires on-road testing'), they predicted on-road performance of about half of drivers with ≥ 90% accuracy. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings will add to the body of evidence suggesting that not all drivers referred to occupational therapy driving assessors require expensive, time-consuming and potentially high risk on-road assessments.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0045-0766",
doi="10.1111/1440-1630.12112",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12112"
}