@article{ref1,
title="Driving assessment and rehabilitation using a driving simulator in individuals with traumatic brain injury: a scoping review",
journal="NeuroRehabilitation",
year="2016",
author="Imhoff, Sarah and Lavallière, Martin and Teasdale, Normand and Fait, Philippe",
volume="39",
number="2",
pages="239-251",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Due to the heterogeneity of the lesion following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the complexity of the driving task, driving assessment and rehabilitation in TBI individuals is challenging. Conventional driving assessment (on-road and in-clinic evaluations) has failed demonstrating effectiveness to assess fitness to drive in TBI individuals. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine if driving simulators represent an interesting opportunity in assessing and rehabilitating driving skills in TBI individuals. <br><br>METHODS: We searched PubMed, CINAHL and Cochrane library databases between 27-02-2014 and 08-04-2014 for articles published since 2000 with the contents of simulator driving assessment and rehabilitation. <br><br>RESULTS: Out of 488, eight articles with the subject of simulator driving assessment and two with the subject of simulator driving rehabilitation in individuals with TBI were reviewed. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Driving simulators represent a promising avenue for the assessment and rehabilitation of driving skills in TBI individuals as it allows control of stimuli in a safe, challenging and ecologically valid environment and offer the opportunity to measure and record driving performance. Additional studies, however, are needed to document strengths and limitations of this method.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-8135",
doi="10.3233/NRE-161354",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NRE-161354"
}