@conference{driving 28650, author = {Ergun Uc, Matthew Rizzo, Steven Anderson, Jessica Lawrence, Jeffrey Dawson}, title = {Driver Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s Disease Using a Driving Simulator: A Pilot 
Study}, volume = {6}, year = {2011}, url = {https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/driving/article/id/28650/}, issue = {2011}, doi = {10.17077/drivingassessment.1404}, abstract = {<p>Parkinson’s disease (PD) impairs driving performance. In this pilot study, four drivers with PD (selected based on poor road driving performance in the past) participated in a rehabilitation program using a driving simulator. Two different training drives (#1- multiple intersections of varying visibility and traffic load, where an incurring vehicle posed a crash risk, #2- various scenarios on decision making, hazard perception and response) were administered in each session (total 3 sessions once every 1-2 weeks) with immediate feedback after the drives. We observed reduction in crashes in drive #1 and improved scores on drive #2 in the simulator. In addition, 3 subjects showed marked improvements in their total error counts on a standard road test between baseline and post-training sessions, one subject stayed stable. These findings suggest that our simulator training program is feasible and potentially useful in impaired drivers with PD.</p>}, month = {6}, pages = {248-254}, publisher={University of Iowa}, journal = {Driving Assessment Conference} }