Using Serial Trichotomization to Determine Fitness to Drive in Medically At-Risk Drivers

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Serial trichotomization of clinical tests increases the accuracy of making informed decisions and reduces the number of drivers undergoing unnecessary on-road assessments. Plain-Language Summary: Clinical tests and their cut points that identify fit and unfit drivers vary substantially across settings and research studies. Serial trichotomization is one method that could help control for this variation by combining clinical test scores showing 100% sensitivity and specificity to identify pass (fit drivers) and fail outcomes (unfit drivers) and to reduce the number of drivers undergoing unnecessary on-road assessments.PMID:38215305 | DOI:10.5014/ajot.2024.050134
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Source Type: research