TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Back on the road: comparing cognitive assessments to driving simulators in moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries
JO  - Brain sciences
A1  - Ouellette, Debra S.
A1  - Kaplan, Stephanie
A1  - Rosario, Emily R.
SP  - e54
EP  - e54
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To compare established clinical outcome assessments for predicting behind the wheel driving readiness and driving simulator results across age groups and in traumatic brain injury. <br><br>METHODS: Participants included adults who had a traumatic brain injury ranging in age from 31 to 57 years and a non-impaired adult population ranging in age from 18 to 80 years. Physical and cognitive outcomes measures were collected included range of motion and coordination, a "Rules of the Road Test" a "Sign Identification Test," Trails A and B, and the clock drawing test. Visual measures included the Dynavision D2 system and motor-free visual perceptual test-3 (MVPT-3). Finally, the driving simulators (STI(Ò) version M300) metro drive assessment was used, which consisted of negotiating several obstacles in a metropolitan area including vehicles abruptly changing lanes, pedestrians crossing streets, and negotiating construction zones. <br><br>RESULTS: Our findings suggest that the standard paper-pencil cognitive assessments and sign identification test significantly differentiate TBI from a non-impaired population (Trails A, B and Clock drawing test p < 0.001). While the driving simulator did not show as many robust differences with age, the TBI population did have a significantly greater number of road collisions (F(3, 78) = 3.5, p = 0.02). We also observed a significant correlation between the cognitive assessments and the simulator variables. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Paper-pencil cognitive assessments and the sign identification test highlight greater differences than the STI Driving Simulator between non-impaired and TBI populations. However, the driving simulator may be useful in assessing cognitive ability and training for on the road driving.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2076-3425
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13010054
ID  - ref1
ER  -