Medical restrictions to driving: awareness of patients and doctors

Ormerod, Sara

doi:10.1136/pmj.76.898.523a

Cited by 4 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 1 publication

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Previous research has consistently reported poor awareness of medical aspects of FTD among medical practitioners, and investigators have called for FTD to be included in medical training 7 – 9. The findings of the present study suggest that most medical students do not receive routine training on FTD at medical school and that newly qualified doctors will continue to have limited knowledge of FTD.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 56%

“…Morgan found that junior doctors tended to have a poor understanding of General Medical Council (GMC) guidelines regarding patient confidentiality and of general driving regulations 8. More recently, Ormerod and Heafield reported that knowledge of FTD among the medical profession and medical students remains inadequate 9. In Israel, Steier et al also reported poor awareness of the medical restrictions on FTD among physicians, recommending that FTD be included in medical education programmes 10…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Medical education on fitness to drive: a survey of all UK medical schools

Hawley

Galbraith

deSouza

2008

Postgraduate Medical Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Aim: To identify the extent to which medical aspects of fitness to drive (FTD) are taught within UK medical schools. Methods: A survey of all 32 UK medical schools. Indepth interviews with a range of staff at two medical schools; telephone survey of 30 schools. Results: Two thirds of schools reported specific teaching on medical aspects of FTD but few covered it in any depth or in relation to specific medical conditions. Only one school taught FTD in relation to elderly medicine. FTD was an examination topic at only 12 schools. Conclusion: Teaching on FTD is inconsistent across UK medical schools. Many new doctors will graduate with limited knowledge of medical aspects of FTD.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 56%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Medical education on fitness to drive: a survey of all UK medical schools

Hawley

Galbraith

deSouza

2008

Postgraduate Medical Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Previous research suggests that health professionals often fail to advise patients about their fitness to drive (Frampton, 2007; Marshall and Gilbert, 1999; Ormerod and Heafield, 2007; Steier et al., 2003). Goodyear and Roseveare (2003) found that only a minority of stroke patients received advice on driving from doctors.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hawley et al (2008) showed that doctors receive little training on medical aspects of fitness to drive. Ormerod and Heafield (2000) reported that GPs and hospital doctors often gave incomplete advice to patients about fitness to drive, while hospital doctors and medical students showed poor awareness of how to access DVLA guidelines.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge and attitudes of occupational therapists to giving advice on fitness to drive

Hawley

2015

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction: A range of medical conditions can affect driving, and health professionals should advise patients accordingly. This study examined the knowledge of occupational therapists, other therapists and psychologists regarding medical standards for driving, their attitudes to advising patients about driving, and barriers to giving that advice. Method: A structured questionnaire measured knowledge of medical standards and attitudes to advising patients about driving. Analyses compared responses of occupational therapists with those of other therapists and psychologists. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with therapists and psychologists after they had watched a video-taped clinical consultation with an actor-patient who was unfit to drive. Interviewees, unaware that the study was about driving, were asked how they would advise the patient. Focus groups were held with a range of health professionals to discuss facilitators and barriers to giving driving advice. Results: Eighty-two questionnaires were completed. Occupational therapists were most aware of driving guidelines and most likely to advise patients to stop driving (p < 0.01). A total of 98% of occupational therapists believed they should discuss driving compared with 68% of other therapists and psychologists (p < 0.01). Therapists were more likely than psychologists to spontaneously raise the issue of driving after viewing the video-consultation. Conclusion: Occupational therapists are well placed to expand their role in advising patients about fitness to drive. For this they require additional training and clarification of their role and legal responsibilities.

show abstract

“…[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] A review of driving studies found several clinician-related factors were responsible for inadequate counselling: apathy; lack of knowledge; poor verbal communication skills; and incomplete discharge summaries. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15] In a position paper addressing discharge planning, the Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine described the transfer of information between hospitals and general practitioners as an important aspect of patient care. 16 Unfortunately, communication and information transfer at hospital discharge is often deficient.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%