Driving Safety in Parkinson's Disease

Authors

Theresa A. Zesiewicz, University of South FloridaFollow
Cynthia R. Cimino, University of South FloridaFollow
A. Malek, University of South Florida
N. Gardner, University of South Florida
Paul Leaverton, University of South FloridaFollow
Peter B. Dunne, University of South FloridaFollow
Robert A. Hauser, University of South FloridaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2002

Keywords

Parkinson's disease, Driving simulator, Collision

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1212/01.WNL.0000035636.83680.C6

Abstract

In this study, 39 patients with PD and 25 control subjects without neurologic disease completed testing in a driving simulator. PD patients had more total collisions on the driving simulator than control subjects (t = −3.7, p < 0.01). In PD patients, collisions were associated with Hoehn and Yahr stage (χ² = 12.4, p = 0.006) and correlated with Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale score (r = 0.5, p < 0.01).

Was this content written or created while at USF?

Yes

Citation / Publisher Attribution

Neurology, v. 59, issue 11, p. 1787-1788

Scholar Commons Citation

Zesiewicz, Theresa A.; Cimino, Cynthia R.; Malek, A.; Gardner, N.; Leaverton, Paul; Dunne, Peter B.; and Hauser, Robert A., "Driving Safety in Parkinson's Disease" (2002). Psychology Faculty Publications. 89.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/89