The authorsd conducted a literature review of assessment tools predicting driving performance for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Data sources were Web of Science, EBSCOhost, PubMed, and recently published literature from experts and team members not yet catalogued in the databases. Tthe American Academy of Neurology's classification criteria were used to extract data from 13 studies, and the authors assigned a class (I-IV, with I being the highest level of evidence) to each study. They grouped primary studies into categories of driving assessment (neuropsychological; simulator; off-road; self-report, other report, and postinjury disability status; and comprehensive driving evaluation) and synthesized the predictability of these tools as it relates to driving performance for people with TBI. To assist clinicians and researchers in making decisions regarding testing the driving performance of people with TBI, the authors provide recommendations for neuropsychological tests; off-road tests; self-report, other report, and postinjury disability status; and comprehensive driving evaluation. (Author/publisher)
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