Using social judgment theory to study occupational therapists' use of information when making driver licensing recommendations for older and functionally impaired adults

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 493-502

  Unsworth, Carolyn A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical reasoning; Driver licensing; Driving; Geriatrics; Social judgment theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; DRIVER LICENCE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERCEPTION; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LICENSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VICTORIA;

EID: 38449087546     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.61.5.493     Document Type: Article

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