VISUAL PROCESSING IMPAIRMENT AND RISK OF MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH AMONG OLDER ADULTS

The objective of the research described in this paper was to identify whether measures of visual processing ability, including the useful field of view test, are associated with crash involvement by older drivers. The useful field of view is a measure that reflects decline in visual sensory function, slowed visual processing speed, and impaired visual attention skills. A total of 294 drivers aged 55 to 87 years participated in this prospective cohort study with 3 years of follow-up. The results indicated that older drivers with a 40% or greater impairment in the useful field of view were 2.2 times more likely to incur a crash during 3 years of follow-up, after adjustment for age, sex, race, chronic medical conditions, mental status, and days driven per week.

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• Authors:
  • Owsley, C
  • Ball, K
  • McGwin, G
  • Sloane, M E
  • Roenker, D L
  • White, M F
  • Overley, E T
• Publication Date: 1998-4-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1083-88
• Serial:
  • JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
  • Volume: 279
  • Issue Number: 14
  • Publisher: American Medical Association
  • ISSN: 0098-7484
  • Serial URL: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age groups; Aged drivers; Driver categories; Ethnic groups; Field of vision; Health; High risk drivers; Mental condition; Race; Visually impaired persons
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00765339
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 16 1999 12:00AM