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Awareness Of Deficit And Driving Simulator Performance After Stroke., Carolyn A. Scott
Awareness Of Deficit And Driving Simulator Performance After Stroke., Carolyn A. Scott
Wayne State University Dissertations
ABSTRACT
AWARENESS OF DEFICIT AND DRIVING SIMULATOR PERFORMANCE AFTER STROKE
by
CAROLYN A. SCOTT
December 2010
Advisor: Dr. Lisa J. Rapport
Major: Psychology (Clinical)
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Fifty-four stroke survivors completed a driving evaluation. Measures included predicted, postdicted, and actual performance on a driving simulator evaluation and a modified Biber Cognitive Estimation Test. Survivors nominated a significant other to serve as a knowledgeable informant about their abilities. Awareness of deficit was assessed via survivor-significant other difference scores on the Awareness Questionnaire. Five predictors (age, stroke severity, and awareness of cognitive, behavioral/affective, and motor abilities) reliably distinguished between survivors who …