Assessments in Driver Rehabilitation
Joseph M. PelleritoJr., in Handbook of Assessment in Clinical Gerontology (Second Edition), 2010
Overview of the Test of Everyday Attention-Children 2nd Edition (TEA-Ch2) Peter Entwistle, Ph.D. Educational Consultant Test of Everyday Attention for Children – Second Edition TEA-Ch 2 Overview Test of Everyday Attention for Children – Second Edition (TEA-Ch 2) Agenda. Review of original TEA-Ch. Revision goals. TEA-Ch 2 overview.
Memory Assessments
The Trail Making Test has been highly correlated with driving performance (Hopewell, 2002). The Trail Making Test was initially designed as part of the U.S. Army Individual Test Battery (1944) and is now in the public domain. The administration instructions are provided in detail in A Compendium of Neuropsychological Tests: Administration, Norms and Commentary (Spreen & Strauss, 1998); they are reproduced in Appendix B.
Norms are available for persons aged 18 to 89 years, and it has been noted that scores decrease for individuals with advanced age or lower education levels (Tombaugh, 2004). A government study (NHTSA, 2003) suggested that a timed score of 100 seconds on the Trails B subtest would indicate a need for further testing of driving performance because it correlated with increased crash risk.
CLOX is a clock drawing test that is designed to differentiate executive function and visual-spatial praxis (Royall, Cordes, & Polk, 1998). In CLOX 1 the client is requested to draw a clock, and in CLOX 2 the client copies a clock drawn by the evaluator. Standardized instructions are provided: “Draw me a clock that says 1:45. Set the hands and numbers on the face so that a child could read them” (Royall et al., 1998, p. 589). For CLOX 2 the evaluator draws a clock in a circle printed on the scoring sheet, following a specific sequence. The client is then asked to copy the evaluator's drawing. The two drawings are then scored, and the client's performance for the two testing conditions is compared. The test is particularly valuable for clients with dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
The Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test is a test of everyday memory skills, including the ability to remember names, faces, pictures, appointments, a brief story, a short route within the room, and the location of a personal object hidden in the room. Normal performance would result in one or two errors on the 12-test items (Wilson, Cockburn, & Baddeley, 1985).