Occupational therapy assessment of open-road driving performance: validity of directed and self-directed navigational instructional components.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to validate an assessment tool used by occupational therapists to evaluate on-road driving performance. METHODS: The driving assessment was conducted over a 15-km route that consisted of a range of traffic situations and contained both directed and self-direc...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 279 - 287 |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
May/Jun2004
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