The validity of the Color Trail Test in the pre-driver assessment of individuals with acquired brain injury.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the validity of the Color Trails Test (CTT), a culture- fair analogue of the Trails Test, in the pre-driver assessment of individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI).


METHODS
Retrospective study.


METHODS
30 participants with ABI completed the CTT and Useful Field of View (UFOV) in a driving rehabilitation clinic. Within the same week an on-road evaluation was conducted by a driving rehabilitation specialist, and a driving instructor.


RESULTS
50% of the participants passed the on-road evaluation and 50% failed. Individuals who passed the on-road test performed the CTT1 and CTT2 faster than those who failed, however the difference between the pass/fail groups was significant only for the CTT1. A correlation analysis between the CTT subtests (CTT1 and CTT2) and the UFOV subtests revealed significant, moderate correlations between these measures.


CONCLUSIONS
The CTT1 may contribute to the pre-driving screening by rapidly identifying those individuals who are most at risk for unsafe driving behaviors. Further studies are required with a larger representative sample.
Hartman-Maeir
Adina
A
The School of Occupational Therapy - The Faculty of Medicine Hadassah and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. amaeir@mscc.huji.ac.il
Erez
Asnat Bar-Haim
AB
Ratzon
Navah
N
Mattatia
Tatiana
T
Weiss
Penina
P
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention; D001333:Automobile Driver Examination; D001334:Automobile Driving; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014145:Trail Making Test