Citation

Ross LA, Clay OJ, Edwards JD, Ball KK, Wadley VG, Vance DE, Cissell GM, Roenker DL, Joyce JJ. J. Gerontol. B Psychol. Sci. Soc. Sci. 2009; 64(2): 163-170.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. LesleyARoss@gmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Gerontological Society of America, Publisher Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/geronb/gbn034

PMID

19196692

PMCID

PMC2655158

Abstract

Five-year driving habit trajectories among older adults (n = 645) at-risk for crashes were examined. Performance measures included Useful Field of View (UFOV). Motor-Free Visual Perception Test, Rapid Walk, and Foot Tap. Self-report measures included demographics and the Driving Habits Questionnaire. Longitudinal random-effects models revealed that drivers at-risk for subsequent crashes, based upon UFOV, regulated their driving more than the lower-risk participants. Restricted driving was present at baseline for the at-risk group and was observed in longitudinal trajectories that controlled for baseline differences. Results indicate that persons at-risk for subsequent crashes increasingly limit their driving over time. Despite this self-regulation, a larger sample of such older drivers was twice as likely to incur subsequent at-fault crashes. Results suggest that self-regulation among older drivers at-risk for crashes is an insufficient compensatory approach to eliminating increased crash risk. UFOV is a registered trademark of Visual Awareness, Inc.

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