UFOV performance and driving ability following traumatic brain injury.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the relationship between performance on the Useful Field of View Test (UFOV) and driving performance following traumatic brain injury (TBI).


METHODS
Sixty people with TBI referred for driving evaluation.


METHODS
Useful Field of View Test, Global Rating Scale and Driver Assessment Scale.


RESULTS
Subject performance diminished as the complexity of the UFOV sub-tests increased. There was a significant relationship between UFOV performance, particularly on the second sub-test, and on-road driving performance. Subject age and Trail Making Test, Part B were also predictive of driving performance.


CONCLUSIONS
The UFOV can be used as a screening measure to determine readiness to participate in an on-road driving assessment.
Novack
Thomas A
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Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35249, USA. novack@uab.edu
Baños
James H
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Alderson
Amy L
AL
Schneider
Jeffrey J
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Weed
Warren
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Blankenship
Jacqueline
J
Salisbury
David
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001333:Automobile Driver Examination; D001334:Automobile Driving; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014787:Vision Tests / Q000379:methods*; D014794:Visual Fields