The assessment of fitness to drive after a stroke: The Nordic Stroke Driver Screening Assessment

The assessment of fitness to drive after a stroke : The Nordic Stroke Driver Screening Assessment

The British Stroke Driver Screening Assessment (SDSA) is a set of four simple cognitive tests to evaluate driving fitness in stroke patients. To evaluate its usefulness in a Scandinavian context, we adapted the tests and assessed a group of 97 stroke patients from Sweden and Norway, using a driving test as the criterion. When results were calculated according to the original method, based on a discriminant function, less than 70% of the participants were correctly classified. To improve the predictive potential, a new discriminant analysis was performed, using the scores of a subsample of 49 patients, and validated on the remaining 48 participants. In total, 78% of the patients were correctly classified, but specificity was superior to sensitivity. We conclude that the Nordic version of the SDSA is a useful instrument, provided that test scores are interpreted in a balanced manner, taking into account the possibility of compensatory traffic behavior.

Caneman, G.Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden (författare)
Samuelsson, S.-M.Samuelsson, S.-M. (författare)
Hakamies-Blomqvist, L. (författare)
Almkvist, O.Karolinska Institutet (författare)
Karolinska InstitutetKarolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Scandinavian Journal of Psychology: Wiley44:1, s. 23-300036-55641467-9450

Av författaren/redakt...: Lundberg, C.; Caneman, G.; Samuelsson, S.-M ...; Hakamies-Blomqvi ...; Almkvist, O.

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