The useful field of view test: Normative data for older adults

Edwards, Jerri D.; Ross, Lesley A.; Wadley, Virginia G.; Clay, Olivio J.; Crowe, Michael; Roenker, Daniel L.; Ball, Karlene K.

doi:10.1016/j.acn.2006.03.001

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“…A double staircase procedure adjusted the presentation duration (in intervals of 16.66 ms, starting at 250 ms) until six reversals (i.e., correct to incorrect response or vice versa) had been recorded, and threshold speed was calculated as the average of the presentation durations at the last four reversals. This subtest and version of the UFOV ® has been shown to be highly correlated with previous versions (Edwards et al, 2006 ), and to have similar high reliability and validity (Edwards et al, 2005 ).…”

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The crash involvement of older drivers is associated with their hazard perception latencies

Horswill

Anstey

Hatherly

et al. 2010

J Int Neuropsychol Soc

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Hazard perception in driving is the one of the few driving-specifi c skills associated with crash involvement. However, this relationship has only been examined in studies where the majority of individuals were younger than 65. We present the fi rst data revealing an association between hazard perception and self-reported crash involvement in drivers aged 65 and over. In a sample of 271 drivers, we found that individuals whose mean response time to traffi c hazards was slower than 6.68 s [the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve derived pass mark for the test] were 2.32 times [95% confi dence interval (CI), 1.46, 3.22) more likely to have been involved in a self-reported crash within the previous 5 years than those with faster response times. This likelihood ratio became 2.37 (95% CI, 1.49, 3.28) when driving exposure was controlled for. As a comparison, individuals who failed a test of useful fi eld of view were 2.70 (95% CI, 1.44, 4.44) times more likely to crash than those who passed. The hazard perception test and the useful fi eld of view measure accounted for separate variance in crash involvement. These fi ndings indicate that hazard perception testing and training could be potentially useful for road safety interventions for this age group. ( JINS , 2010, 16 , 939-944.)

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The crash involvement of older drivers is associated with their hazard perception latencies

Horswill

Anstey

Hatherly

et al. 2010

J Int Neuropsychol Soc

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“…We used the three UFOV subtests (UFOV 1 5 visual search and visual processing; UFOV 2 5 divided attention; UFOV 3 5 selective attention) and the UFOV RI to assess the visual-cognitive function Edwards et al, 2006). The three UFOV subtests measure performance, or the threshold exposure duration at which tasks are completed correctly, in milliseconds.…”

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Predicting Older Driver On-Road Performance by Means of the Useful Field of View and Trail Making Test Part B

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Wang

Crizzle

et al. 2013

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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The Useful Field of View Ò (UFOV) and Trail Making Test Part B (Trails B) are measures of divided attention.We determined which measure was more accurate in predicting on-road outcomes among drivers (N 5 198, mean age 5 73.86, standard deviation 5 6.05). Receiver operating characteristic curves for the UFOV (Risk Index [RI] and Subtests 1-3) and Trails B significantly predicted on-road outcomes. Contrasting Trails B with the UFOV RI and subtests, the only difference was found between the UFOV RI and Trails B, indicating the UFOV RI was the best predictor of on-road outcomes. Misclassifications of drivers totaled 28 for the UFOV RI, 62 for Trails B, and 58 for UFOV Subtest 2. The UFOV RI is a superior test in predicting on-road outcomes, but the Trails B has acceptable accuracy and is comparable to the other UFOV subtests.

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“…Visual selective attention and processing speed were assessed using the commercially available version of the useful field of view (UFOV ® ) test, which is PC-based and linked to a touch screen (17 in) for participant responses (Edwards et al, 2006). The test is performed binocularly and involves three increasingly difficult subtests involving stimulus identification, divided attention, and selective attention.…”

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Chronological age and age-related cognitive deficits are associated with an increase in multiple types of driving errors in late life.

2011

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Objective: Older driver research has mostly focused on identifying that small proportion of older drivers who are unsafe. Little is known about how normal cognitive changes in aging affect driving in the wider population of adults who drive regularly. We evaluated the association of cognitive function and age with driving errors. Method: A sample of 266 drivers aged 70 to 88 years were assessed on abilities that decline in normal aging (visual attention, processing speed, inhibition, reaction time, task switching) and the UFOV ® , which is a validated screening instrument for older drivers. Participants completed an on-road driving test. Generalized linear models were used to estimate the associations of cognitive factors with specific driving errors and number of errors in self-directed and instructor navigated conditions. Results: All error types increased with chronological age. Reaction time was not associated with driving errors in multivariate analyses. A cognitive factor measuring speeded selective attention and switching was uniquely associated with the most errors types. The UFOV ® predicted blind-spot errors and errors on dual carriageways. After adjusting for age, education, and gender, the cognitive factors explained 7% of variance in the total number of errors in the instructor-navigated condition and 4% of variance in the self-navigated condition. Conclusion: We conclude that among older drivers, errors increase with age and are associated with speeded selective attention, particularly when that requires attending to the stimuli in the periphery of the visual field, task switching, errors inhibiting responses, and visual discrimination. These abilities should be the target of cognitive training.

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The useful field of view test: Normative data for older adults

Cited by 198 publications

References 36 publications

The crash involvement of older drivers is associated with their hazard perception latencies

The crash involvement of older drivers is associated with their hazard perception latencies

Predicting Older Driver On-Road Performance by Means of the Useful Field of View and Trail Making Test Part B

Chronological age and age-related cognitive deficits are associated with an increase in multiple types of driving errors in late life.

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