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Adding a driving task to AMPS: A pilot study
Dianna Robertson1, M Anne Carswell
1fit.consultants@hotmail.com
Background:
Driving a motor vehicle is an important occupation for many individuals, and occupational therapists may be involved in screening and assessing driving. Yet, few "top-down" occupational therapy screening tools have been developed to test driving.
Purpose:
To develop a driving task to add to the existing occupational therapy assessment, the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS).
Methods:
This pilot study involved the development and administration of a driving task to 10 healthy older adults, along with 2 existing AMPS tasks.
Findings:
The driving task was found to be of "average" challenge relative to existing AMPS tasks, demonstrated goodness-of-fit with the AMPS criteria, and appeared to measure the same construct as the existing AMPS tasks.
Implications:
If the driving task continues to demonstrate acceptable goodness-of-fit in an expanded research study, it could be added to the AMPS, which could potentially be utilized as a "top-down" screening tool for driving.
