Citation

Hird MA, Vesely KA, Fischer CE, Graham SJ, Naglie G, Schweizer TA. J. Alzheimers Dis. 2016; 56(2): 447-452.

Affiliation

Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, IOS Press)

DOI

10.3233/JAD-160995

PMID

27983557

Abstract

The areas of driving impairment characteristic of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) remain unclear. This study compared the simulated driving performance of 24 individuals with MCI, including amnestic single-domain (sd-MCI, n = 11) and amnestic multiple-domain MCI (md-MCI, n = 13), and 20 age-matched controls. Individuals with MCI committed over twice as many driving errors (20.0 versus 9.9), demonstrated difficulty with lane maintenance, and committed more errors during left turns with traffic compared to healthy controls. Specifically, individuals with md-MCI demonstrated greater driving difficulty compared to healthy controls, relative to those with sd-MCI. Differentiating between different subtypes of MCI may be important when evaluating driving safety.

Language: en