Effectiveness of a Driving Intervention on Safe Community Mobility for Returning Combat Veterans
Abstract
This study is a follow-on to prior DOD funded work Efficacy of a Driving Intervention Program on Safe Community Mobility for Combat Veterans. Funding for the Effectiveness (current) study was activated in October 2015. Under Aim 1, Major Task 1 is to Prepare Regulatory Documents and Research Protocol - University of Florida (UF), North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Affairs, and DOD HRPO approvals were achieved in the last half of 2016. The research team at UF has doubled since start of 2017, with Dr. Classen now at UF and the addition of 3 Research Assistants. Our research therapist has a start date of June 1st with training scheduled on the simulator to ensure intervention fidelity. We are in position to enroll subjects in July and have reached out to our network of 40 plus VA and community contacts. Additional work under Specific Aim 1 to enhance the OT-DI with development of targeted simulator drives addressing CV driving triggers and assess user satisfaction is progressing. To enhance the rigor of the testing we are ensuring that the simulator drives have an appropriate randomization of events to prevent learning effect. A drive is ready with a boxed-in scenario which we will be able to test with initial subjects to obtain user feedback.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1043861
Entities
People
- Sandra Winter
Organizations
- University of Florida