Development of a standardised Occupational Therapy - Driver Off-Road Assessment Battery to assess older and/or functionally impaired drivers

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-36

  Unsworth, Carolyn A ^a,b,c   Baker, Anne ^d   Taitz, Carla ^e   Chan, Siew Pang ^a   Pallant, Julie F ^f   Russell, Kay J ^g   Odell, Morris ^h  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e EPIC Centre   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automobile; Driving; Evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856224435     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2011.00979.x     Document Type: Article

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