2019 Volume 39 Issue 2 Pages 251-258
Recently, the Stroke Driversʼ Screening Assessment Japanese Version (J-SDSA) , a cognitive function test for the evaluation of driving ability, was developed. However, the performance characteristics of this test for those possessing a Japanese driverʼs license have not been examined. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the behavioral characteristics of this test in young and healthy participants with a car driverʼs license and analyzed the correlations between the scores on the J-SDSA and neuropsychological tests and between the scores on the J-SDSA and driving experience. Participants were 80 healthy individuals aged 20-35 years. They were assessed using the J-SDSA and several neuropsychological tests. Participantsʼ performance on the J-SDSA in this study was compared to those of the normal elderly people in the manual. Furthermore, the correlation between the results of the subtests of the J-SDSA and those of the neuropsychological tests was analyzed. The effect of driving experience on J-SDSA score was also examined. The results revealed that all participants performed well on the subtests of J-SDSA, indicating that participants were “able to drive.” In addition, the results of all subtests correlated with those of the neuropsychological tests, implying that visual cognitive functions and driving experience affect the scores on some subtests of the J-SDSA.
