The role of cognitive and visual abilities as predictors in the Multifactorial Model of Driving Safety

Anstey, Kaarin J.; Horswill, Mark S.; Wood, Joanne M.; Hatherly, Christopher

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2011.10.006

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“…Ageing is associated with functional declines in abilities such as cognitive skills, physical skills and visual attention which negatively impact on driving of older adults (e.g., decline in information processing speed, cognitive inflexibility, decline in executive functions and motor skills) (Anstey et al, 2012;Bixby et al, 2007). However, the literature (Etnier et al, 1997;Hawkins et al, 1992;Shay and Roth, 1992) reveals that exercises or training appears to be positively correlated with improving perception, cognitive, physical and visual abilities.…”

Section: Australasian Journal Of Information Systems Vichitvanichphonmentioning

confidence: 84%

Good Old Gamers, Good Drivers: Results from a correlational experiment among older drivers

Vichitvanichphong

Talaei-Khoei

Kerr

et al. 2016

AJIS

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In many situations, driving is essential for senior citizens to maintain their independent lifestyle. A systematic literature review was conducted that summarized the age-related physical, visual and cognitive functional declines and their associated risk to driving. Based on these findings, we explored whether the skills required in playing Xbox Kinect video games were correlated with measures of driving performance among older drivers. Fifty-two participants, 65 years of age or older (Mean = 72; SD = 3.84; range 65 -85 years; 29 males) who have access to a car and drive frequently were invited to play Just dance, Table Tennis (ping pong), Bowling, and Dr Kawashima's Brain Training Exercises on an Xbox Kinect 360. Participants also completed a 25-minute on-road driving task along a predetermined route to assess and identify critical driving errors using a similar instrument as that used by a driving license examiner. Bivariate correlation examined the relationship between game scores and these objective driving skills. There was a significant correlation between the Xbox Kinect video games and on-road driving scores (r = 0.861, p < 0.001), indicating that 'good gamers are good drivers'. This correlation was significant for the males (r = 0.864, p < 0.001) as well as for the females (r = 0.878, p < 0.001). We suggest that performance on Xbox games may be a suitable, cost-effective and less-risky indicator of on-road driving skills for older drivers, particularly in jurisdictions in which mandatory testing of older citizens has been introduced or is being considered as a requirement in the driver licensing process.

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Section: Australasian Journal Of Information Systems Vichitvanichphonmentioning

confidence: 84%

Good Old Gamers, Good Drivers: Results from a correlational experiment among older drivers

Vichitvanichphong

Talaei-Khoei

Kerr

et al. 2016

AJIS

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“…Driving and hazard perception are believed to require absolute cognitive demands that are the same for all drivers, and adjusting for demographic variables diminishes the predictive accuracy of cognitive measures (Anstey, Horswill, Wood, & Hatherly, 2012;Barrash et al, 2010;Horswill et al, 2008Horswill et al, , 2009). …”

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Neuropsychological Correlates of Hazard Perception in Older Adults

McInerney

Suhr

2015

J Int Neuropsychol Soc

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Consistent with prior work showing the relationship of neuropsychological performance to other measures of driving ability, neuropsychological performance was associated with hazard perception skill. Future studies should examine the relationship of neuropsychological changes in adults who are showing driving impairment and/or cognitive changes associated with Mild Cognitive Impairment or dementia.

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“…A consistent body of research has demonstrated that memory deficits are not typically associated with unsafe driving (Reger et al, 2004;Anstey et al, 2005;Aksan et al, 2015), which may explain why patients with early AD may continue to drive safely. In contrast, deficits in executive function, visual selective attention, and processing speed predict crashes in older drivers (Ball et al, 2006;Dawson et al, 2010;Anstey et al, 2012). As dementia progresses and multiple domains of cognitive function are affected, driving cessation is inevitable.…”

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Road safety in an aging population: risk factors, assessment, interventions, and future directions

Anstey

Eramudugolla

Ross

et al. 2016

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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With the number of older drivers projected to increase by up to 70% over the next 20 years, preventing injury resulting from crashes involving older drivers is a significant concern for both policy-makers and clinicians. While the total number of fatal crashes per annum has steadily decreased since 2005 in Australia, the rate of fatalities has demonstrated an upward trend since 2010 in drivers aged 65 years and above (8.5 per 100,000), such that it is now on par with the fatality rate in drivers aged 17–25 years (8.0 per 100,000) (Austroads, 2015). Similar statistics are reported for the United States (NHTSA, 2012), implying there is a need for better identification of those older drivers who are unsafe and implementation of strategies that can enhance mobility while maximizing road safety.

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The role of cognitive and visual abilities as predictors in the Multifactorial Model of Driving Safety

Cited by 158 publications

References 54 publications

Good Old Gamers, Good Drivers: Results from a correlational experiment among older drivers

Good Old Gamers, Good Drivers: Results from a correlational experiment among older drivers

Neuropsychological Correlates of Hazard Perception in Older Adults

Road safety in an aging population: risk factors, assessment, interventions, and future directions

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