Rehabilitation environments: Service users' perspective.

Background: Design of rehabilitation environments is usually "expert" driven with little consideration given to the perceptions of service users, especially patients and informal carers. There is a need to engage with consumers of services to gain their insights into what design aspects are required to facilitate optimum physical activity, social interaction and psychological responses when they are attempting to overcome their limitations and regain function.

Research Design: Qualitative exploratory study.

A pilot study: Can the UFOV assessment be used as a repeated measure to determine timing of on-road assessment in stroke?

Background/aims: Useful Field of View scores are predictive of on-road performance post-stroke. No objective data exist to determine if the Useful Field of View (UFOV) assessment can be used as a repeated measure in the post-stroke population to determine timing of occupational therapy on-road assessment as recovery occurs. The aims of this study were to determine whether there is a practice effect if the UFOV is administered at one, two and three months' post-stroke and to assess optimal time post-stroke to refer to an on-road assessment.

Perceived confidence relates to driving habits post-stroke.

Purpose: Returning to driving post-stroke is a step towards independence. On return to driving following stroke, confidence is related to performance in on-road assessment and self-regulation of driving behaviours occurs. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between driver's confidence and driving habits post-stroke.

Older people's attitudes towards resuming driving in the first four months post-stroke.

Aim: Little is known about how older people recovering from stroke perceive their return to driving, particularly in the early stages of recovery when they may receive driving information.

Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with 21 participants (52% female, mean age 74.5 years) within the first 16 weeks post-stroke, while inpatients in either acute or rehabilitation stroke wards.

Evaluation of driving confidence in post-stroke older drivers in South Australia.

Aim: To determine whether self-perceived driving confidence levels are lower in the post-stroke driving population than their aged-matched non-stroke driving peers. A lack of driving confidence has been linked to self-limiting driving behaviours.

Method: Adelaide Driving Self-Efficacy Scale (ADSES) scores were collected for a stroke population who returned to driving (N = 40, 25 men) with a mean age of 65 (SD = 12.

What factors influence older people in the decision to relinquish their driver's licence? A discrete choice experiment.

Purpose: To investigate the relative importance of a number of key factors that influence older people in the decision to relinquish their driver's licence.

Method: A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was administered as an online survey to Australian adults, 65 years plus (N=114) who drive, recruited from an online panel. The survey was composed of three main sections.