TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Clinical assessments as predictors of primary on-road outcomes in Parkinson's disease
JO  - OTJR: occupation, participation and health
A1  - Classen, Sherrilene
A1  - Holmes, Jeffrey D.
A1  - Alvarez, Liliana
A1  - Loew, Katherine
A1  - Mulvagh, Ashley
A1  - Rienas, Kayla
A1  - Walton, Victoria
A1  - He, Wenqing
SP  - 213
EP  - 220
VL  - 35
IS  - 4
N2  - Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects fitness to drive. Research that has examined clinical predictors of fitness to drive in PD, using the on-road assessment as the gold standard, has generally used a dichotomous pass/fail decision. However, on-road assessments may also result in one of two additional outcomes (pass with recommendations, or fail-remediable). Individuals within these subgroups may benefit from interventions to improve their fitness to drive abilities. This study investigated clinical predictors that could be indicative of the pass, pass with recommendations, or fail-remediable categories for drivers with PD (N = 99). Trails B, Left Finger to Nose Test, and contrast sensitivity measures were identified as significant predictors for the pass, and pass with recommendations subgroups. No significant predictors were identified for the fail-remediable subgroup. <br><br>RESULTS from this study provide a foundation for clinicians to identify drivers who can benefit from recommendations to preserve their driving abilities.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2015.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1539-4492
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1539449215601118
ID  - ref1
ER  -