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Classen, S., Krasniuk, S., Knott, M., Alvarez, L., Monahan, M., Morrow, S., & Danter, T. (2016). InterRater Reliability of Western University’s On-Road Assessment. The Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83(5) 317-325. DOI: 10.1177/0008417416663228. Studies involving rater judgement require that there is significant agreement between all raters. In this study, researchers…
Classen, S., Alvarez, L., Chen, C., Ferreira, P., Meyer C., & Nywening, A. (2016). Developing a Canadian-specific version of the Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure©. The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research: Occupation, Participation and Health, 36(2), 82-91. The Fitness-to-Drive Screening (FTDS) Measure was developed using data from United States and Canada,…
Staplin, L., Classen, S., Dickerson, A., Schold Davis, E., et al. (2016). A taxonomy and terms for stakeholders in senior mobility. Transportation Research Circular No.E-C211. Washington, DC: Transportation Research Board. Synopsis: Professionals involved in safe mobility for seniors often use various technical terms that may not be well understood by…
Classen, S., Alvarez, L., & Medhizadah, S. (2016).The Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure©: Patterns and Trends for Canadian Users. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 4, 4, article 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1227. The Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure (FTDS) is an assessment tool that identifies at-risk older drivers using proxy rater ratings. To ascertain the utilization…
Classen, S., Velozo, C., Winter, S.M., Wang, Y., & Bédard, M. (2015). Psychometrics of the Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure. The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research: Occupation, Participation and Health, 35(1), 42-52. Synopsis: The Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure (FTDS) is a web-based tool used by caregivers and occupational therapists to identify at-risk drivers.
Crizzle, A., & Classen, S., LaFranca, C., Silver, W., & Eisenschenk, S. (2015). The effect of high and low antiepileptic drug dosage on simulated driving performance in person’s with seizures: A pilot study. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 3 (4), article 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1158 Synopsis: Antiepileptic drugs are used…
Classen, S., Yarney, A., Monahan, M., Platek, K., & Lutz, A. (2015). Rater reliability to assess driving errors in a driving simulator. Advances in Transportation, Section B 36, 99-108. Synopsis: Inter-rater reliability is necessary for studies reliant on rater judgments. This study measured inter-rater reliability on scoring simulated driving assessments…
Classen, S., & Alvarez, L. (2015). Caregivers’ impressions predicting fitness to drive in persons with Parkinson’s. The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research: Occupation, Participation and Health, 36 (1), 5-13. DOI: 10.1177/1539449215601117 Synopsis: Parkinson’s disease’s impact on fitness-to-drive has created a need for early identification of at-risk drivers. This study investigated…
Classen, S., Holmes, J., Alvarez, L., Loew, K., Mulvagh, A., Rienas, K., Walton V., & He, W. (2015). Clinical assessments as predictors of primary on-road outcomes in Parkinson’s disease. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 35 (4), 5-13. DOI: 10.1177/1539449215601118 Synopsis: Clinical predictors of fitness-to-drive in Parkinson’s disease have previously been…
Swanepoel, L., Classen, S., & Goliath, C. (2015). Validity of the Stellenbosch University on-road driving assessment. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 45 (3), 9-15. Synopsis: Prior to this study, there had been no on-road assessment developed or validated in the South African context for fitness to drive. This study…
