Driving Competences and Neuropsychological Factors Associated to Driving Counseling in Multiple Sclerosis
| Autor: | Juan Carlos Cejudo-Bolivar, Miquel Aguilar, Dolors Badenes, Maite Garolera, Jorge de Francisco, S. Zaragoza, Noemi Calzado, Laura Casas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Adult
Counseling Male Automobile Driving medicine.medical_specialty Multiple Sclerosis Activities of daily living Poison control Neuropsychological Tests Sensitivity and Specificity Statistics Nonparametric Disability Evaluation Executive Function Physical medicine and rehabilitation Activities of Daily Living Humans Medicine business.industry Working memory General Neuroscience Multiple sclerosis Neuropsychology Cognition Middle Aged Executive functions medicine.disease Motor Skills Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Useful field of view Physical therapy Female Neurology (clinical) Cognition Disorders business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 20:555-565 |
| ISSN: | 1469-7661 1355-6177 |
| Popis: | Multiple Sclerosis (MS) significantly impacts daily living activities, including car driving. To investigate driving difficulties experienced with MS, we compared 50 MS patients with minor or moderate disability and 50 healthy controls (HC) using computerized driving tests (the ASDE driver test and the Useful Field of View (UFOV) test) and neuropsychological tests. Inclusion criteria included being active drivers. We evaluated whether cognitive deterioration in MS is associated with the results of driving tests by comparing MS patients without cognitive deterioration with HC. The results indicated that the MS patients performed worse than the HCs in attention, information processing, working memory and visuomotor coordination tasks. Furthermore, MS patients with cognitive impairments experienced more difficulties in the driving tests than did the non-impaired MS patients. Motor dysfunction associated with MS also played an important role in this activity. The results of this study suggest that MS should be assessed carefully and that special emphasis should be placed on visuomotor coordination and executive functions because patients with minor motor disability and subtle cognitive impairments can pass measures predictive of driving safety. (JINS, 2014, 20, 555–565) |
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