Self-awareness predicts fitness to drive among adults referred to occupational therapy evaluation
BackgroundDriving is associated with independence, well-being, quality of life, and an active lifestyle. Driving requires cognitive, motor, and visual skills, including self-awareness and processing speed. This study examines whether driver self-awareness, motor processing speed, and cognitive proce...
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| description | BackgroundDriving is associated with independence, well-being, quality of life, and an active lifestyle. Driving requires cognitive, motor, and visual skills, including self-awareness and processing speed. This study examines whether driver self-awareness, motor processing speed, and cognitive processing speed can predict fitness to drive among individuals referred to occupational therapy evaluation due to concerns about their driving ability.MethodIn this cross-sectional study, 39 participants were referred to off- and on-road driving evaluation to determine their fitness to drive due to changes in health status, advanced age, license renewal requirement, or prior automobile accidents. A registered occupational therapist (OT) classified 23 of the participants as fit to drive and 16 as unfit to drive. Motor and cognitive processing speed were assessed by the Stationary Perception-Reaction Timer and the Color Trails Test, respectively. Driving self-awareness was assessed by comparing the DI and OT evaluations to the participants' estimation of their own on-road driving performance.ResultsThe fit-to-drive participants had a better motor and cognitive processing speed than those unfit-to-drive. The unfit-to-drive group overestimated their driving ability, whereas the fit-to-drive group accurately or almost accurately estimated their driving ability. Driving self-awareness was a significant predictor of participants' fitness to drive.ConclusionsThis study demonstrates the importance of self-awareness for predicting fitness to drive among people at risk for compromised driving skills. Thus, driving self-awareness should be addressed as part of fitness-to-drive evaluations and interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1324a1e3723842f09432abcb5e094ec62022-12-22T04:14:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences2673-68612022-11-01310.3389/fresc.2022.10050251005025Self-awareness predicts fitness to drive among adults referred to occupational therapy evaluationMeirav Rosenfeld0Yael Goverover1Yael Goverover2Penina Weiss3Department of Occupational Therapy, New York University, New York, NY, United StatesDepartment of Occupational Therapy, New York University, New York, NY, United StatesKessler Foundation, East Hanover, NJ, United StatesOccupational Therapy Department, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, IsraelBackgroundDriving is associated with independence, well-being, quality of life, and an active lifestyle. Driving requires cognitive, motor, and visual skills, including self-awareness and processing speed. This study examines whether driver self-awareness, motor processing speed, and cognitive processing speed can predict fitness to drive among individuals referred to occupational therapy evaluation due to concerns about their driving ability.MethodIn this cross-sectional study, 39 participants were referred to off- and on-road driving evaluation to determine their fitness to drive due to changes in health status, advanced age, license renewal requirement, or prior automobile accidents. A registered occupational therapist (OT) classified 23 of the participants as fit to drive and 16 as unfit to drive. Motor and cognitive processing speed were assessed by the Stationary Perception-Reaction Timer and the Color Trails Test, respectively. Driving self-awareness was assessed by comparing the DI and OT evaluations to the participants' estimation of their own on-road driving performance.ResultsThe fit-to-drive participants had a better motor and cognitive processing speed than those unfit-to-drive. The unfit-to-drive group overestimated their driving ability, whereas the fit-to-drive group accurately or almost accurately estimated their driving ability. Driving self-awareness was a significant predictor of participants' fitness to drive.ConclusionsThis study demonstrates the importance of self-awareness for predicting fitness to drive among people at risk for compromised driving skills. Thus, driving self-awareness should be addressed as part of fitness-to-drive evaluations and interventions.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fresc.2022.1005025/fulldriving evaluationself-awarnessprocessing speed (PS)occupational therapycommunityolder (elderly) drivers |
| spellingShingle | Meirav Rosenfeld Yael Goverover Yael Goverover Penina Weiss Self-awareness predicts fitness to drive among adults referred to occupational therapy evaluation Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences driving evaluation self-awarness processing speed (PS) occupational therapy community older (elderly) drivers |
| title | Self-awareness predicts fitness to drive among adults referred to occupational therapy evaluation |
| title_full | Self-awareness predicts fitness to drive among adults referred to occupational therapy evaluation |
| title_fullStr | Self-awareness predicts fitness to drive among adults referred to occupational therapy evaluation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-awareness predicts fitness to drive among adults referred to occupational therapy evaluation |
| title_short | Self-awareness predicts fitness to drive among adults referred to occupational therapy evaluation |
| title_sort | self awareness predicts fitness to drive among adults referred to occupational therapy evaluation |
| topic | driving evaluation self-awarness processing speed (PS) occupational therapy community older (elderly) drivers |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fresc.2022.1005025/full |
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