TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Relationship between cognitive perceptual abilities and accident and penalty histories among elderly Korean drivers
JO  - Annals of rehabilitation medicine
A1  - Lee, Jung Ah
A1  - Choi, Hyun
A1  - Kim, Dong-A
A1  - Lee, Bum-Suk
A1  - Lee, Jae Jin
A1  - Bae, Jae Hyuk
A1  - Lim, Mun Hee
A1  - Kim, Jin-Ju
SP  - 1092
EP  - 1099
VL  - 40
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between cognitive perceptual abilities of elderly drivers based on the Cognitive Perceptual Assessment for Driving (CPAD) test and their accident and penalty histories. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 168 elderly drivers (aged ≥65 years) participated in the study. Participant data included CPAD scores and incidents of traffic accidents and penalties, attained from the Korea Road Traffic Authority and Korea National Police Agency, respectively. <br><br>RESULTS: Drivers' mean age was 70.25±4.1 years and the mean CPAD score was 52.75±4.72. Elderly drivers' age was negatively related to the CPAD score (p<0.001). The accident history group had marginally lower CPAD scores, as compared to the non-accident group (p=0.051). However, incidence rates for traffic fines did not differ significantly between the two groups. Additionally, the group that passed the CPAD test had experienced fewer traffic accidents (3.6%), as compared to the group that failed (10.6%). The older age group (12.0%) had also experienced more traffic accidents, as compared to the younger group (2.4%). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Overall, elderly drivers who experienced driving accidents had lower CPAD scores than those who did not, without statistical significance. Thus, driving-related cognitive abilities of elderly drivers with insufficient cognitive ability need to be further evaluated to prevent traffic accidents.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2234-0645
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2016.40.6.1092
ID  - ref1
ER  -