Development and pilot testing of an assessment battery for older drivers

Eby, David W.; Molnar, Lisa J.; Shope, Jean T.; Dellinger, Ann M.

doi:10.1016/j.jsr.2007.07.004

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“…It was hypothesized that these two groups could be distinguished based on their respective functional abilities. Eby, Trombley, Molnar, and Shope (1998) noted that the most important high level abilities for driving include visual perception, cognition, psychomotor ability. The current study was designed to assess both the driving and non-driving participants on each of these dimensions as well as a variety of physical and psychological dimensions.…”

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“…An early study by Hakamies-Blomqvist (1998) suggested that the higher crash rate of older drivers is related to degree of functional impairment rather than to chronological age alone. It is well known that aging can lead to declines in perceptual, cognitive and psychomotor functions, but age alone cannot predict the degree of impairment (see Eby, Trombley, Molnar & Shope, 1998 for a review). Accurately assessing these impairments and relating them to crash risk has long been a goal of traffic safety professionals.…”

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Comparing the impairment profiles of older drivers and non-drivers: Toward the development of a fitness-to-drive model

Antin¹,

Lockhart²,

Stanley³

et al. 2012

Safety Science

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The purpose of this research effort was to compare older driver and non-driver functional impairment profiles across some 60 assessment metrics in an initial effort to contribute to the development of fitness-to-drive assessment models. Of the metrics evaluated, 21 showed statistically significant differences, almost all favoring the drivers. Also, it was shown that a logistic regression model comprised of five of the assessment scores could completely and accurately separate the two groups. The results of this study imply that older drivers are far less functionally impaired than non-drivers of similar ages, and that a parsimonious model can accurately assign individuals to either group. With such models, any driver classified or diagnosed as a non-driver would be a strong candidate for further investigation and intervention.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparing the impairment profiles of older drivers and non-drivers: Toward the development of a fitness-to-drive model

Antin¹,

Lockhart²,

Stanley³

et al. 2012

Safety Science

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“…In addition, measures of reaction time are commonly included in off-road driver assessments, and further research to determine if such a measure should be added to the OT-DORA Battery is required. Whereas there is recent literature supporting the use of unstandardised tests such as coin dropping and ruler catching (Eby, Molnar, Shope & Dellinger, 2007), occupational therapists currently use many different forms of more face-valid measures such as the RT-2S Brake Reaction Time Tester (Dickerson et al, 2008) and the Servicing Optics Portable reaction Timer which was produced by Servicing Optics in Springvale, Victoria, but which is no longer manufactured. Finally, the CART model and the resulting decision tree reported in this article, while being very accurate in predicting fitness-todrive outcome, is not 100% accurate.…”

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Development of a standardised Occupational Therapy – Driver Off‐Road Assessment Battery to assess older and/or functionally impaired drivers

Unsworth

Baker

Taitz

et al. 2011

Aus Occup Therapy J

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“…The first is the hypothesis that older adults are less likely to scan because it is more difficult for them to turn their heads (e.g., Eby, Trombley, Molnar & Shope, 1998; Janke, 1994). The second is the hypothesis that the known decreases in the capacity of working memory of older adults (see Zacks, Hasher, & Li, 2000 for review) cause them to forget to scan at intersections more often than their younger counterparts.…”

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Comparing the glance patterns of older versus younger experienced drivers: Scanning for hazards while approaching and entering the intersection

Romoser

Pollatsek

Fisher

et al. 2013

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviou

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Older drivers are known to look less often for hazards when turning at T-intersections or at four way intersections. The present study is an extension of Romoser & Fisher (2009) and attempts to further analyze the differences in scanning behavior between older and experienced younger drivers in intersections. We evaluated four hypotheses that attempt to explain the older drivers’ failure to properly scan in intersections: difficulty with head movements, decreases in working memory capacity, increased distractibility, and failure to recall specific scanning patterns. To test these hypotheses, older and younger experienced drivers’ point-of-gaze was monitored while they drove a series of simulated intersections with hidden hazards outside of the turning path. Our results suggest that none of these hypotheses can fully explain our finding that older adults are more likely to remain fixated on their intended path of travel and look less than younger drivers towards other areas where likely hazards might materialize. Instead, the results support a complementary hypothesis that at least some of the difficulties older adults have scanning intersections are due to a specific attentional deficit in the older drivers’ ability to inhibit what has become their prepotent goal of monitoring the vehicle’s intended path of travel, thereby causing older drivers to fail to scan hazardous areas outside this intended path of travel.

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Development and pilot testing of an assessment battery for older drivers

Cited by 19 publications

References 161 publications

Comparing the impairment profiles of older drivers and non-drivers: Toward the development of a fitness-to-drive model

Comparing the impairment profiles of older drivers and non-drivers: Toward the development of a fitness-to-drive model

Development of a standardised Occupational Therapy – Driver Off‐Road Assessment Battery to assess older and/or functionally impaired drivers

Comparing the glance patterns of older versus younger experienced drivers: Scanning for hazards while approaching and entering the intersection

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