@article{ref1,
title="Pilot efficacy of a DriveFocus™ intervention on the driving performance of young drivers",
journal="Frontiers in public health",
year="2018",
author="Alvarez, Liliana and Classen, Sherrilene and Medhizadah, Shabnam and Knott, Melissa and He, Wenqing",
volume="6",
number="",
pages="e125-e125",
abstract="Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for youth between the ages of 15 and 29 around the world. A need remains for evidence-based interventions that can improve the underlying skills of young drivers, including hazard perception and anticipation. This pilot study investigated the preliminary impact of a six session DriveFocus™ intervention on the ability of young novice drivers (mean age = 18.6, SD = 2.12) to detect (visual scanning), and respond (adjustment to stimuli) to critical roadway information. Using a CDS-200 DriveSafety™ simulator, drives were recorded and sent to a blinded evaluator (occupational therapist), who scored the recorded drives for number and type (visual scanning and adjustment to stimuli) of errors. We observed a statistically significant decline in the number of visual scanning [<i>t</i>(34) = 2.853, <i>p</i> = 0.007], adjustment to stimuli [<i>t</i>(34) = 3.481, <i>p</i> = 0.001], and total driving errors [<i>t</i>(34) = 3.481, <i>p</i> = 0.002], among baseline and post-test 2.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2296-2565",
doi="10.3389/fpubh.2018.00125",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00125"
}