Project Title: Efficacy of a Driving Intervention Program on Safe Community Mobility for Combat Veterans Principal Investigators: Dr. Sherrilene Classen & Dr. Sandra Winter Direct Cost: $174,889.00 Source: Department of Defense Start and End Dates: 10/12/2012 – 03/02/2015 Goal: To test the efficacy of an occupational therapy…
Masters Student (2017) Mentor Sandra Winter, PhD, OTR/L Project Title Understanding Combat Veterans Perspectives on Strategies to Manage Unsafe Driving and Preferences for Driving Intervention Biography Mrs. Reid (ne: Szafranski) graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Florida (UF) with a Bachelor of Health Science in May 2015,…
Honors Student Year 2015 Mentors Sherrilene Classen, PhD, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA, FGSA Sandra Winter, PhD, OTR/L Project Title Intermediate-Term Effects of an Occupational Therapy Driving Intervention for Combat Veterans Biography Ms. Sursky was an honors student in the Bachelors of Health Science Program. She completed her undergraduate honors…
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…
Yoon-Ju Jeong, Min-Ye Jung, Eun-Young Yoo, Ji-Hyuk Park, Classen, S., & Winter S. Development and reliability of Korean Safe Driving Behavior Measure (K-SDBM) (2014). The Journal of Korean Society of Occupational Therapy, 22(3), 57-68. Synopsis: This study developed and tested the reliability of a Korean Safe Driving Behaviour Measure (now…
