University of Wollongong Research Online University of Wollongong Thesis Collection University of Wollongong Thesis Collections 2004 Psychological predictors of fitness to drive Judith Leung University of Wollongong Recommended Citation Leung, Judith, Psychological predictors of fitness to drive, Doctor of Psycology thesis, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, 2004. http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/2135 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact Manager Repository Services:
[email protected]. Psychological Predictors of Fitness to Drive A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree Doctor of Psychology From UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG by Judith Leung (B.Sc.(Hons)) Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences 2004 11 Thesis certification I, Judith Leung, declare that this thesis, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Psychology, in the Department of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, is wholly my own work unless otherwise referenced or acknowledged. The document has not been submitted for qualification at any other academic institution. Judith Leung iii ABSTRACT In the state of New South Wales, standardised assessment procedures for the re examination of the competence to drive for individuals with cognitive impairment are not available. This study aims to validate a neuropsychological test battery used by Port Kembla Rehabilitation Team and the Illawarra Brain Injury Service. It is proposed that validation of this battery of neuropsychological tests can represent the first step toward standardisation. The first aim of this study was to examine the relationship between neuropsychological tests and driving outcome by comparing the results of the neuropsychological tests to two on-road driving outcomes.