Journal article
Driving after brain injury: Does dual-task modality matter?
NeuroRehabilitation (Reading, Mass.), v 42(2)
01 Jan 2018
PMID: 29562565
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Virtual reality technology allows neuropsychologists to examine complex, real-world behaviors with high ecological validity and can provide an understanding of the impact of demanding dual-tasks on driving performance.
OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that a task imposing high cognitive and physical demands (coin-sorting) would result in the greatest reduction in driving maintenance performance.
METHODS: Twenty participants with acquired brain injury and 28 healthy controls were included in the current study. All participants were licensed and drove regularly. Participants completed two standardized VRDS drives: (1) a baseline drive with no distractions, and (2) the same route with three, counterbalanced dual-tasks representing differing demands.
RESULTS: A series of 3 (Task) x 2 (Group) ANOVAs revealed that the ABI group tended to go slower than the HC group in the presence of a dual-task, F (1, 111) = 6.24, p = 0.01. Importantly, the ABI group also showed greater variability in speed, F (1, 110) = 10.97, p < 0.01, and lane position, F (1, 108) = 7.81, p < 0.01, an effect driven by dual-tasks with both a cognitive and motor demand.
CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that long-term driving difficulties following ABI are subtle and likely due to reduced cognitive resources.
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- Title
- Driving after brain injury: Does dual-task modality matter?
- Creators
- Kayci L. Vickers - Drexel UniversityMaria T. Schultheis - Drexel UniversityKevin J. Manning - University of Connecticut
- Publication Details
- NeuroRehabilitation (Reading, Mass.), v 42(2)
- Publisher
- Ios Press
- Number of pages
- 10
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000427295800011
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85044367995
- Other Identifier
- 991019168900004721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Rehabilitation