Abstract
Maintaining independent mobility and the ability to drive contributes
greatly to the quality of life of elderly. However, decline of functional abilities,
such as cognitive decline, can reduce elderly’s fitness to drive and pose a risk for
traffic safety. The current study aims to compose a test battery of functional
ability tests to predict fitness to drive in elderly with subjective cognitive decline
in the doctor’s office. Functional ability tests were used as predictors for on-road
driving assessment outcome. Passing or failing the on-road test was best predicted
by a battery of tests addressing visual and motor ability and knowledge factors.
This selection of tests can be administered in an office setting within a reasonable
time frame and allows medical professionals to provide patients with well-argued
advice concerning their fitness to drive. Further research is needed to improve
diagnostic accuracy of off-road fitness to drive screenings for elderly drivers.
greatly to the quality of life of elderly. However, decline of functional abilities,
such as cognitive decline, can reduce elderly’s fitness to drive and pose a risk for
traffic safety. The current study aims to compose a test battery of functional
ability tests to predict fitness to drive in elderly with subjective cognitive decline
in the doctor’s office. Functional ability tests were used as predictors for on-road
driving assessment outcome. Passing or failing the on-road test was best predicted
by a battery of tests addressing visual and motor ability and knowledge factors.
This selection of tests can be administered in an office setting within a reasonable
time frame and allows medical professionals to provide patients with well-argued
advice concerning their fitness to drive. Further research is needed to improve
diagnostic accuracy of off-road fitness to drive screenings for elderly drivers.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | PROCEEDINGS of the Ninth International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design |
| Pages | 214-220 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2017 |
| Event | 9th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design - The Equinox Resort, Manchester Village, Vermont, United States Duration: 26 Jun 2017 → 29 Jun 2017 Conference number: 9 |
Symposium
| Symposium | 9th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Manchester Village, Vermont |
| Period | 26/06/17 → 29/06/17 |