Developing the ‘MS and Driving Interview Guide’: A Clinical Tool to Assist Occupational Therapists Engage in Discussions About Driving and Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) may impact a person's ability to drive, requiring adjustments to and possible eventual cessation of driving. However, addressing driving is often avoided by healthcare professionals. A Community of Practice approach involving various stakeholders was used to develop an interview guide to provide a structure to discuss driving and MS that may help overcome avoidance of addressing this important instrumental activity of daily living in routine clinical practice. The 'MS and Driving Interview guide' was developed, drafts were reviewed and amended by people with lived experience, subjected to external expert review prior to limited piloting in practice.