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Adding a driving task to AMPS: A pilot study.

Dianna Robertson1, M Anne Carswell

  • 1fit.consultants@hotmail.com

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. Revue Canadienne D'Ergotherapie
|May 13, 2011
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Occupational therapists can now screen driving ability with a new task added to the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS). This tool helps assess driving as an occupation for older adults.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational therapy
  • Gerontology
  • Human factors in driving

Background:

  • Driving is a crucial occupation for many individuals.
  • Occupational therapists play a role in assessing driving skills.
  • There is a need for "top-down" occupational therapy screening tools for driving.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel driving task for integration into the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS).

Main Methods:

  • A pilot study was conducted involving 10 healthy older adults.
  • A new driving task was developed and administered.
  • The driving task was evaluated alongside two established AMPS tasks.

Main Results:

  • The developed driving task was found to be of average challenge.
  • The task demonstrated good fit with the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills criteria.
  • The driving task appeared to measure the same underlying construct as existing AMPS tasks.

Conclusions:

  • The new driving task shows promise as a "top-down" screening tool for driving.
  • Further research with a larger sample is needed to confirm its goodness-of-fit.
  • Successful validation could lead to the addition of this task to the AMPS for broader clinical use.

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