Overview

Driving simulators can detect driving impairments for medically at-risk drivers of all ages and assist in functional rehabilitation. This comprehensive new work provides extensive knowledge, practical guidance, and current evidence on the appropriate use of simulators.

Chapters highlight driving performance issues, assessed via driving simulators, for clients with disabilities across the lifespan and how certain conditions adversely affect driving performance.

Highlights Includeâ€"
  • Part I. Nature and the Scope of Driving Simulation for Health Care Professionalsâ€"3 chapters discuss a taxonomy and an overview and history.
  • Part II. The Developerâ€"Practitioner Relationshipâ€"2 chapters describe how to choose and install a simulator and how to introduce simulators to the clinical and scientific communities.
  • Part III. Fidelityâ€"5 chapters explore physical fidelity and programming, emotional fidelity and reporting, realistic driving simulator scenarios, fidelity test, and validity and reliability issues.
  • Part IV. Using Driving Simulators in Clinical Settingsâ€"4 chapters discuss simulator adaptation syndrome; driving simulation as a tool for best practices, training, and intervention; and simulator maintenance and updating.
  • Part V. Driving Simulation for Teens and People With Neurological Conditions or Physical Disabilitiesâ€"7 chapters discus driving performance and simulator use for healthy teens; teens with developmental disorders; people with epilepsy; returning combat veterans; people with dementia; and people with Parkinson’s disease, stroke, or MS.
  • Part VI. Vehicle Automation and Driving Simulationâ€"1 chapter describes invehicle technology and driving simulation.
  • Part VII. Documentation and Risk Managementâ€"3 chapters discuss report writing and reimbursement, risk management, and ethics.
This first book of its kind explains the cutting-edge role of technological applications of vehicle automation and application during driving simulation. Seasoned practitioners share the strategies for effective documentation to optimize reimbursement, risk management, and ethical practice to equip this generation of health care professionalsâ€"who are boldly embracing driving technology in their practicesâ€"in a rigorous and sound way. A flash drive contains videos of driving simulations.
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ISBN-13

9781569003893

ISBN-10

1569003890

Weight

2.28 Pounds

List Price

$145.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

368 pages

Publisher

AOTA Press

Published On

2017-07-30


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