Journal article
Cognitive Fitness to Drive in Huntington's Disease: Assessing the Clinical Utility of DriveSafe DriveAware
HJ Farrell, SC Andrews, NP Ryan, MC Davis, S Gordon, JC Stout, F Fisher
Journal of Huntington S Disease | IOS PRESS | Published : 2019
DOI: 10.3233/JHD-180323
Abstract
Background: DriveSafe DriveAware (DSDA) has been validated as an off-road screening tool for predicting on-road driving performance in clinical populations, but its utility in people with Huntington's disease (HD) is unknown. Objective: Our aim was to evaluate the utility of DSDA in people with HD by demonstrating sensitivity of DSDA scores to HD progression and exploring associations between DSDA performance and cognitive functions that are essential to driving and impaired in people with HD. Methods: We administered the iPad application version of DSDA to 26 pre-symptomatic and symptomatic participants with HD. Disease progression was assessed via measures of motor impairment, disease burd..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was supported by the School of Psychological Sciences and Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, Monash University, and Calvary Health Care Bethlehem.