TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Pilot efficacy of a DriveFocus™ intervention on the driving performance of young drivers
JO  - Frontiers in public health
A1  - Alvarez, Liliana
A1  - Classen, Sherrilene
A1  - Medhizadah, Shabnam
A1  - Knott, Melissa
A1  - He, Wenqing
SP  - e125
EP  - e125
VL  - 6
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2296-2565
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00125
ID  - ref1
ER  -