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TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION
卷 17, 期 5, 页码 371-379出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1705-371
关键词
disability and driving; driving evaluation; occupational therapy; stroke
资金
- CanDRIVE
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Canadian Stroke Network
- Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en readaptation du Montreal metropolitain Montreal (CRIR)
- reseau provincial de recherche en adaptation/readaptation (REPAR)
- Fond de la Recherche en Sante du Quebec
Background and Purpose: Driving is a key factor in maintaining autonomy and participation in life. Occupational therapists (OTs) are expected to assess individuals who want to resume driving post stroke and to provide retraining where appropriate. Research from the 1980s and 1990s indicated that patients were, for the most part, not being assessed and retrained. However, little is known about current practice management. Thus, this study examined clinicians' management of driving-related issues when treating clients with stroke. Methods: We performed a Canaclawide telephone survey of 480 OTs providing stroke rehabilitation in both inpatient rehabilitation and community-based settings. Clinicians reported on problems they noted and assessments and interventions they would provide for a typical patient described in a vignette that matched their work setting. Results: 20% and 34% of clinicians responding to the inpatient rehabilitation and community-based vignettes, respectively, identified return to driving as a problem. Clinician and work environment variables significantly associated (P < .01) with identifying driving as a potential problem included being male, involvement in university teaching, research conducted in setting, and hosting student placements. The use of driving-specific assessments was under 12%. Less than 6% of clinicians offered driving retraining, and their desired use of retraining was low. Conclusion: Few clinicians identified driving as a problem post stoke, raising concern that patients attempt to drive on their own or never resume driving because of a lack of attention to driving during their rehabilitation. Poststroke driver assessment and retraining is a critical component of poststroke community reintegration that requires greater awareness by clinicians.
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