Driving with Epilepsy

As you probably know, there are concerns related to persons with uncontrolled seizures who drive.The current research has looked at predictors for driving. While these studies have been helpful, they mostly look at factors that cannot be changed - like one's age or gender.

John Elliott, Clinical Research Data Manager andLucretia Long, a nurse practitioner at the Ohio State University, have developed a survey to assess driving behavior from a different perspective. Their interest is in looking at established health behavior theories and how they relate to driving. These theories include:  concerns for safety, attitudes towards driving, perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, perceived barriers, self-efficacy and helping relationships.

In addition, the study also aims to capture information on perceived availability of transportation resources. The results of this study would allow for the development of more targeted educational materials and messages that would be of better use to practitioners when discussing these challenging issues. One of the great advantages of this project is that it is web-based. Persons who wish to fill out the survey are directed to:  http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB226GHERQNMA

The survey is 46 questions and is estimated to take less than 10 minutes to complete. No personally identifying information is requested in the survey - so there is complete confidentiality for persons who fill it out.

The Epilepsy Division at the Ohio State University would like to thank you in advance for your time and consideration in helping complete this project.