Promoting Participation: Addressing Transport Needs within Occupational Therapy

Brown, Yvonne

doi:10.4276/030802209x12577616538555

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“…(Holz-Rau, 2006;Kaparias et al, 2012;Tuokko et al, 2007;Waara, 2013) Transparent Older people should be aware of the existence of the transport and mobility options available to them, and understand how to use them. (Broome et al, 2012;Brown, 2009;Hamann, 2006;Hjorthol et al, 2011;Musselwhite et al, 2015;Ormerod et al, 2015;Oxley et al, 2010;Stepaniuk et al, 2008;Waara, 2013) transport for everyone. We assume they will have influenced the contents of those documents in our review published by the national governments.…”

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European national government approaches to older people's transport system needs

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In the context of an ageing population in Europe, our aim in this paper is to establish the extent to which national governments accommodate mobility among older people by promoting specific, age-friendly qualities of transport systems. We identify 11 qualities that help to promote mobility, and hence independence and social / economic inclusion, for older people. We analyse national-level government documents across the EU, Norway and Switzerland to determine how far they address each quality and conclude that disproportionate emphasis is currently being placed on the tangible and easily understood aspects of safety, barrier freedom and affordability. For various reasons, mobility among older people might better be promoted with a more rounded approach.

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“…The United States experiences insufficient occupational therapists to meet the needs of older drivers, as well as low visibility of the profession in the realm of driving issues. These issues are similar to the capacity and Wendy Stav recognition issues experienced in the United Kingdom (Brown 2009). It was hoped that the CarFit programme would increase the visibility of occupational therapy among older drivers who may experience driving concerns, while also increasing the comfort of occupational therapy practitioners in addressing driving issues to encourage attention to driving in practice and specialisation in the practice area.…”

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CarFit: An Evaluation of Behaviour Change and Impact

Stav¹

2010

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Introduction: CarFit is a community-based educational programme developed to address driver-vehicle fit and vehicle safety feature use among older drivers in the United States. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness and impact of the CarFit programme.Method: Four separate CarFit events were conducted using the standardised 12-point checklist, after which participants were provided with a questionnaire to complete and return.Results: The results revealed that 95% of the 54 participants felt that CarFit was somewhat or very useful. Information about the programme reached beyond the study participants because 74% discussed the programme with others and 96% were somewhat or very likely to recommend CarFit. Feelings of programme usefulness were associated positively with the likelihood of recommending CarFit (χ 2 (6) = 32.502, p<0.001). Safety behaviours also changed as evidenced by reports of vehicle safety feature adjustments, most notably to the outside mirrors, head restraint and steering wheel tilt.Conclusion: The results suggest that an interactive community education programme such as CarFit can change the safety behaviours of older drivers. The potential for increased societal impact exists due to the significant sharing of information by CarFit participants.

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“…In countries such as the UK, an off-road assessment battery would enable non-specialist occupational therapists to make evidence-based referrals for their clients to mobility centres. In addition, DATOTs in the UK and internationally could use such an assessment to help make optimal licensing recommendations to licensing authorities, as all occupational therapists can contribute to promoting community mobility independence (Brown 2009).…”

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Interrater Reliability of the Road Law and Road Craft Test as Part of the OT-DORA Battery for Off-Road Driver Assessment

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Russell

et al. 2011

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Background: The Occupational Therapy Driver Off Road Assessment (OT-DORA) Battery is in development as a comprehensive off-road evaluation of fitness to drive. Although several psychometric properties of the Road Law and Road Craft Test (RLRCT) have been previously studied, interrater reliability must also be established to include this test in the battery. Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the interrater reliability of the RLRCT. Method: Three occupational therapy driver assessors independently scored 20 client responses on the 14-item RLRCT. Results: The interrater reliability for all items, except item 6, was found to be between 0.57 and 1.00. The scoring instructions for item 6 were revised and the interrater reliability rose from 0.42 to 0.77. Conclusion: The RLRCT has been found to be reliable when administered by different raters and is thus suitable for inclusion in the OT-DORA Battery. Ongoing research to confirm the psychometric properties of the RLRCT is required.

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Promoting Participation: Addressing Transport Needs within Occupational Therapy

Cited by 3 publications

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European national government approaches to older people's transport system needs

European national government approaches to older people's transport system needs

CarFit: An Evaluation of Behaviour Change and Impact

Interrater Reliability of the Road Law and Road Craft Test as Part of the OT-DORA Battery for Off-Road Driver Assessment

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