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Most stroke survivors who resume driving in the United States do so
within the first year. More than 87% of these individuals resume driving without
a formal evaluation of their fitness to drive because of the absence of standard
practices and generally accepted and valid screening tools. The Stroke Driver
Screening Assessment (SDSA) is an established battery for predicting stroke
survivors' driving performance but is not currently used in the United States.
This pilot study investigated the predictive ability of the US version of the
battery in a US-based cohort of stroke survivors. Method: Fifteen first-ever
stroke survivors (age, 52+/-12 years) and 16 healthy adults (age, 40+/-16 years)
were administered the US version of the SDSA in a standardized format.
Performance on the SDSA was compared with driving performance in a high-fidelity
driving simulator. Results: Stroke and healthy participants' driving performance
was predicted with 87% and 88% accuracy, respectively. Conclusion: The US version
of the SDSA battery has the potential to be a good predictor of driving
performance of mildly impaired stroke survivors. Larger studies are needed to
further establish its predictive accuracy.

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