Citation

Scialfa C, Ference JD, Boone J, Tay R, Hudson C. J. Gerontol. B Psychol. Sci. Soc. Sci. 2010; 65(4): 434-437.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4 Canada. scialfa@ucalgary.ca.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Gerontological Society of America, Publisher Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/geronb/gbq032

PMID

20400499

Abstract

The Roadwise Review has been reported to provide an effective means of self-assessing and predicting driving difficulties in older adults. We administered it to 73 community-dwelling older drivers (M = 73 years) and also gathered data on self-reported driving difficulties, 2-year retrospective collisions, and moving violations. The acuity tests and Useful Field of View exhibited substantial ceiling effects that limit predictive utility, and there was a high failure rate on the head and neck flexibility test. Additionally, the Roadwise Review did not predict self-reported driving problems or collision risk. Thus, in current form, it does not appear to be a useful tool for assessing older drivers. Future research efforts should assess predictive validity in a more heterogeneous sample of older adults and with a broader range of outcomes, including on-road driving performance.

Language: en