Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the driving rehabilitation for on-road driving
through a systematic review.
Methods: We systematically examined papers published in journals from December 2014 to
January 2015, using CINAH, Embase, Pubmed, PsycINFO, and The Cochrane Library.
Eventually, 15 studies were included in the analyses.
Results: The evidence of 15 studies was from levels , , and . The subjects included in the
analyses were patients with stroke(40.0%), older driver(20.0%), traumatic brain injury(20.0%),
acquired brain injury(13.3%) and spinal cord injury(6.7%). The intervention types were driving
simulator training(53.3%), cognitive skills training(26.6%), off-road educational training(6.7%),
adaptation of assistive device(6.7%), and behind-the-wheel training(6.7%). The effects of
driving rehabilitation were different depending on the types of intervention. However, driving
simulator training showed significant improvement of on-road assessments in all studies included
this study.
Conclusions: Driving rehabilitation for on-road driving has been used in various types. Specially,
the effect of the driving simulator training has been proved by many studies. Future studies
are to be required with client from a range of diagnostic groups to establish evidence-based
interventions and determine their effectiveness in improving on-road driving.