title: Reliability of a road test after stroke.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the reliability of the road test performed by stroke patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study of a 6-month predriving evaluation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Driving safety center in Belgium.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty patients with sequelae of stroke.
  
  
  METHODS
  Not applicable.
  
  
  METHODS
  Results of driving performance as judged by 2 assessors from the Center for Determination of Fitness to Drive and Car Adaptations (CARA), in a car fitted with a video camera. A third assessor also evaluated all the video recordings. Interrater reliability was evaluated by comparing results from real-life performance and video recording, as judged by the CARA assessors and video judgments between CARA assessors and the third assessor.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most subitems of the road test showed more than 80% scoring agreement between the various evaluations. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) of the items varied from -.08 to 1.0. The ICC of the overall performance was.62 when real-life scores were compared with video evaluations and.80 in video versus video comparison.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The reliability of assessing overall performance of stroke patients in the road test is moderately high and better when assessed using the same evidence. Yet, the reliability of some items needs further attention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Tervuursevest 101, B-3001 Heverlee, Leuven, Belgium. Emmanuel.Akinwuntan@flok.kuleuven.ac.be
authors.forename: Abiodun Emmanuel
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Akinwuntan
authors.forename: Willy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: DeWeerdt
authors.forename: Hilde
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Feys
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baten
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arno
authors.forename: Carlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kiekens
mesh_terms: D001333:Automobile Driver Examination; D001334:Automobile Driving; D001530:Belgium; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014743:Videotape Recording