RESUMO
Driving skills are socially important, easily disrupted by brain injury, and potentially risky and difficult to evaluate afterward. The Useful Field of View test has seen successful use with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), but its use with mild TBI victims has not been examined. This study shows its ecological insensitivity among persons with mild TBI or no impairment and suggests its use be limited to more severely impaired persons.
Assuntos
Atenção/fisiologia , Exame para Habilitação de Motoristas , Lesões Encefálicas/diagnóstico , Lesões Encefálicas/fisiopatologia , Campos Visuais/fisiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Lesões Encefálicas/etiologia , Lesões Encefálicas/psicologia , Coleta de Dados , Feminino , Humanos , Bateria Neuropsicológica de Luria-Nebraska , Masculino , Valor Preditivo dos TestesRESUMO
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between performance on the Useful Field of View Test (UFOV) and driving performance following traumatic brain injury (TBI). PARTICIPANTS: Sixty people with TBI referred for driving evaluation. MEASURES: Useful Field of View Test, Global Rating Scale and Driver Assessment Scale. RESULTS: Subject performance diminished as the complexity of the UFOV sub-tests increased. There was a significant relationship between UFOV performance, particularly on the second sub-test, and on-road driving performance. Subject age and Trail Making Test, Part B were also predictive of driving performance. CONCLUSIONS: The UFOV can be used as a screening measure to determine readiness to participate in an on-road driving assessment.