Classen, S., Winter, S.M., Monahan, M., Lutz, A., Platek, K., & Yarney, A. (2017). Driving Intervention for Returning Combat Veterans: Interim Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 37(2), 62-71. doi:10.1177/1539449216675582 Combat Veterans are at an increased risk for motor vehicle crashes following deployment due to…
Classen, S., Krasniuk, S., Alvarez, L., Monahan, M., Morrow, S., and Danter, T. (2017). Development and validity of Western University’s On-Road Assessment. OTJR: Occupation, Participation & Health, 37(1), 14-29. DOI: 10.1177/1539449216672859 This article discussed the content and development of the University of Western Ontario’s on-road course. Components for developing an…
Mtetwa, L., Classen, S., & Van Niekerk, L (2016). The lived experience of drivers with spinal cord injury. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 46(3), 55-62. Driving is an instrumental activity of daily living that facilitates meaningful community participation. There is little literature on the fitness to drive of…
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…
