The primary objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between performance on the Useful Field of View Test (UFOV) and driving performance following traumatic brain injury (TBI).Participants were sixty people with TBI referred for driving evaluation. Measures were Useful Field of View Test, Global Rating Scale and Driver Assessment Scale. 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. It is concluded that the UFOV can be used as a screening measure to determine readiness to participate in an on-road driving assessment. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting