Two brief measures of executive function in the prediction of driving ability after acquired brain injury

The question of fitness to drive following acquired brain injury is commonly encountered in rehabilitation settings. Pre-driving assessments are usually performed prior to on-road assessments, but there is no uniformity as to the instruments employed. Neuropsychological tests are often employed to a...

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Published in:Neuropsychological rehabilitation 2012-08, Vol.22 (4), p.489-500
Main Authors: Hargrave, David D., Nupp, Jason M., Erickson, Rey J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Assessment
Automobile Driver Examination - psychology
Automobile Driving - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Brain damage
Brain injuries
Brain Injuries - psychology
Brain Injuries - rehabilitation
Brain injury
Driving
Executive Function
Executive functioning
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data
Older people
Prediction
Predictive Value of Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychomotor Performance
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Rehabilitation
Stroke
Stroke - psychology
Stroke Rehabilitation
Strokes
Techniques and methods
Trail Making Test - statistics & numerical data
Traumatic brain injury
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Summary:The question of fitness to drive following acquired brain injury is commonly encountered in rehabilitation settings. Pre-driving assessments are usually performed prior to on-road assessments, but there is no uniformity as to the instruments employed. Neuropsychological tests are often employed to assess different functional domains. One domain that has been suggested to be critical to driving is executive functioning. The present study examined the utility of the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) and the Trail Making Test Part B (TMTB) in predicting on-road driving performance after stroke or traumatic brain injury. While the TMTB has previously been demonstrated to be useful in this regard, the FAB has never been examined for this purpose. Participants were 76 patients referred for driving assessment after diagnosis of stroke or traumatic brain injury. Results indicated that scores on the TMTB, but not the FAB, were significantly predictive of on-road driving performance (p 
ISSN:0960-2011
1464-0694
DOI:10.1080/09602011.2012.662333