Effect of hours driving on safe driving among patients with cerebral stroke or brain injury whose driving performance was approved by the real driving test

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  • Terao Takako
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hyogo Rehabilitation Center
  • Fujii Mutsumi
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hyogo Rehabilitation Center
  • Tsuda Akiko
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hyogo Rehabilitation Center
  • Shibata Yaeko
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hyogo Rehabilitation Center
  • Tamura Yoko
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hyogo Rehabilitation Center

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  • 実車評価で運転適性ありと判断した脳卒中・脳外傷者の運転再開後の事故や違反の有無は運転時間の影響を受ける
  • ジッシャ ヒョウカ デ ウンテン テキセイ アリ ト ハンダン シタ ノウソッチュウ ・ ノウ ガイショウシャ ノ ウンテン サイカイ ゴ ノ ジコ ヤ イハン ノ ウム ワ ウンテン ジカン ノ エイキョウ オ ウケル

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<p>This research investigated safe driving for post–stroke/brain injury patients who had tried to resume driving. Using a questionnaire, we obtained 80 responses from patients who had passed the real driving test; 59 drove without incidents, while 21 experienced accidents and/or violations. No statistically significant data comparing the neurocognitive performances between these 2 groups were collected, retrospectively. However, only the non–incident group showed a significantly shorter driving time per week after resuming driving compared to before onset of disease (p<0.05). We conclude that driving without incidents after cerebral stroke or brain injury can be sustained with appropriate adaptation to a lifestyle with automobiles. It is important for occupational therapists to advise patients to limit driving before the onset of brain fatigue and to consider transportation alternatives in order to prevent long drive and excessive frequent short–time driving.</p>

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