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…
Classen, S., Medhizadah, S. & Alvarez, L. (2015). The Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure©: Enabling caregivers to detect at-risk older drivers. Occupational Therapy Now, 17 (5), 12. http://www.caot.ca/otnow/sept15/otnow_9_15.pdf Synopsis: Age-related declines may impact an older adult’s fitness-to-drive. The Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure (FTDS) is a web-based tool designed to assist proxy raters in…
Classen, S., & Brooks, J. (2014). Consensus statements for driving simulators for occupational therapy screening, assessment, and intervention. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 28 (2), 154-162. For assessing operational and tactical driver behaviors, simulator technology can be used to provide safe, objective, and repeatable performance measures. There has been growing…
Classen, S., Monahan M., Auten, B & Yarney, K.A. (2014). Evidence based review of rehabilitation interventions for medically at risk older drivers. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68(4), 107- 114. The purpose of this study was to conduct an evidence-based review of intervention studies for older drivers with medical…
Classen, S. (2014). Consensus statements on driving in people with Parkinson’s disease. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 28 (2), 140-147. Synopsis: Parkinson’s disease (PD) can lead to motor and non-motor impairments that may affect fitness to drive. It has been suggested that individuals with PD may exhibit driving difficulty…
Classen, S., Monahan M., & Brown, K. (2014). Indicators of simulated driving performance in teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT), Vol. 2, Iss. 1, Art. 3. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1066 Synopsis: Teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to be involved…
Classen, S., Monahan M., & Brown, K. (2014). Indicators of simulated driving performance in teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT), Vol. 2, Iss. 1, Art. 3. Available at: http:// scholarworks.wmich.edu/ojot/vol2/iss1/3. Synopsis: Teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are four times more likely…
Classen, S. (2014). Summary of an evidence-based review on interventions for medically at risk older drivers. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 28 (2), 223-228. Synopsis: This paper provides occupational therapy practitioners with clinically applicable recommendations and intervention strategies based on the findings of an evidence-based review previously conducted to determine…
