@article{ref1,
title="The drive-wise project: driving simulator training increases real driving performance in healthy older drivers",
journal="Frontiers in aging neuroscience",
year="2014",
author="Casutt, Gianclaudio and Theill, Nathan and Martin, Mike and Keller, Martin and Jäncke, Lutz",
volume="6",
number="",
pages="85-85",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Age-related cognitive decline is often associated with unsafe driving behavior. We hypothesized that 10 active training sessions in a driving simulator increase cognitive and on-road driving performance. In addition, driving simulator training should outperform cognitive training. <br><br>METHODS: Ninety-one healthy active drivers (62-87 years) were randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) a driving simulator training group, (2) an attention training group (vigilance and selective attention), or (3) a control group. The main outcome variables were on-road driving and cognitive performance. Seventy-seven participants (85%) completed the training and were included in the analyses. Training gains were analyzed using a multiple regression analysis with planned orthogonal comparisons. <br><br>RESULTS: The driving simulator-training group showed an improvement in on-road driving performance compared to the attention-training group. In addition, both training groups increased cognitive performance compared to the control group. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Driving simulator training offers the potential to enhance driving skills in older drivers. Compared to the attention training, the simulator training seems to be a more powerful program for increasing older drivers' safety on the road.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1663-4365",
doi="10.3389/fnagi.2014.00085",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00085"
}