Quantitative assessment of driving performance in Parkinson's disease
- Wood, Joanne M.
- Worringham, Charles J.
- Kerr, Graham K.
- Mallon, Kerry L.
- Silburn, Peter A.
DOIAbstract
OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of this study was to determine how Parkinson's disease (PD) affects driving performance. It also examined whether changes in driver safety were related to specific clinical disease markers or an individual's self rating of driving ability. METHODS: The driving performance of 25 patients with idiopathic PD and 21 age matched controls was assessed on a standardised open road route by an occupational therapist and driving instructor, to provide overall safety ratings and specific driving error scores. RESULTS: The drivers with PD were rated as significantly less safe (p<0.05) than controls, and more than half of the drivers with PD would not have passed a state based driving test. The driver safety ratings were more...
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