Motor vehicle crashes and violations among drivers with multiple sclerosis.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2002
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate differences in the incidence of motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) and violations among drivers with multiple sclerosis (MS) when cognitive impairment is present.
DESIGN: Archival evaluation of Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) records.
SETTING: Medical rehabilitation research organization.
PARTICIPANTS: Community-dwelling drivers, 27 subjects with documented MS (14 MS without cognitive impairment [MS-], 13 MS with cognitive impairment [MS+]) and 17 healthy control subjects, matched on age, sex, and driving experience.
INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Incidence of MVCs and motor vehicle violations as documented by DMV reports for the past 5 years.
RESULTS: MS+ subjects showed a higher incidence of MVCs when compared with control and MS- subjects. No significant difference in the incidence of motor vehicle violations was observed between groups.
CONCLUSIONS: The presence of cognitive impairment in drivers with MS can result in an increased risk of MVC involvement.
Volume
83
Issue
8
First Page
1175
Last Page
1178
ISSN
0003-9993
Published In/Presented At
Schultheis, M. T., Garay, E., Millis, S. R., & Deluca, J. (2002). Motor vehicle crashes and violations among drivers with multiple sclerosis. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 83(8), 1175–1178. https://doi.org/10.1053/apmr.2002.34279
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
12161844
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article