TY - JOUR
AU - Keay Lisa
AU - Coxon K.
AU - Bundy A.
AU - Peattie L.
AU - Allan C.
AB - <p>
Safety concerns together with aging of the driving population has prompted research into clinic-based driving assessments. This study investigates the relationship between the DriveSafe and DriveAware assessments and restriction of driving. Community-dwelling adults aged more than 75 (n = 380) were recruited in New South Wales, Australia. Questionnaires were administered to assess driving habits and functional assessments to assess driving-related function. Self-reported restriction was prevalent in this cross-sectional sample (62%) and was related to DriveSafe scores and personal circumstances but not DriveAware scores. DriveSafe scores were correlated with better performance on the Trail-Making Test (TMT; beta = -2.94, p &lt; .0001) and better contrast sensitivity (beta = 48.70, p &lt; .0001). Awareness was associated with better performance on the TMT (beta = 0.08, p &lt; .0001). Our data suggest that DriveSafe and DriveAware are sensitive to deficits in vision and cognition, and drivers with worse DriveSafe scores self-report restricting their driving.
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AD - Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.<br/>The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia kcoxon@georgeinstitute.org.au.<br/>The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
AN - 25724948
BT - Journal of Applied Gerontology
DP - NLM
ET - 2015/03/01
LA - Eng
LB - INJ
N1 - Allan, Claire<br/>Coxon, Kristy<br/>Bundy, Anita<br/>Peattie, Laura<br/>Keay, Lisa<br/>J Appl Gerontol. 2015 Feb 26. pii: 0733464815570666.
N2 - <p>
Safety concerns together with aging of the driving population has prompted research into clinic-based driving assessments. This study investigates the relationship between the DriveSafe and DriveAware assessments and restriction of driving. Community-dwelling adults aged more than 75 (n = 380) were recruited in New South Wales, Australia. Questionnaires were administered to assess driving habits and functional assessments to assess driving-related function. Self-reported restriction was prevalent in this cross-sectional sample (62%) and was related to DriveSafe scores and personal circumstances but not DriveAware scores. DriveSafe scores were correlated with better performance on the Trail-Making Test (TMT; beta = -2.94, p &lt; .0001) and better contrast sensitivity (beta = 48.70, p &lt; .0001). Awareness was associated with better performance on the TMT (beta = 0.08, p &lt; .0001). Our data suggest that DriveSafe and DriveAware are sensitive to deficits in vision and cognition, and drivers with worse DriveSafe scores self-report restricting their driving.
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PY - 2015
SN - 1552-4523 (Electronic)<br/>0733-4648 (Linking)
T2 - Journal of Applied Gerontology
TI - DriveSafe and DriveAware Assessment Tools Are a Measure of Driving-Related Function and Predicts Self-Reported Restriction for Older Drivers
ER -