TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive, sensory and physical factors enabling driving safety in older adults
AU - Anstey, Kaarin J.
AU - Wood, Joanne
AU - Lord, Stephen
AU - Walker, Janine G.
PY - 2005/1
Y1 - 2005/1
N2 - We reviewed literature on cognitive, sensory, motor and physical factors associated with safe driving and crash risk in older adults with the goal of developing a model of factors enabling safe driving behaviour. Thirteen empirical studies reporting associations between cognitive, sensory, motor and physical factors and either self-reported crashes, state crash records or on-road driving measures were identified. Measures of attention, reaction time, memory, executive function, mental status, visual function, and physical function variables were associated with driving outcome measures. Self-monitoring was also identified as a factor that may moderate observed effects by influencing driving behavior. We propose that three enabling factors (cognition, sensory function and physical function/medical conditions) predict driving ability, but that accurate self-monitoring of these enabling factors is required for safe driving behaviour.
AB - We reviewed literature on cognitive, sensory, motor and physical factors associated with safe driving and crash risk in older adults with the goal of developing a model of factors enabling safe driving behaviour. Thirteen empirical studies reporting associations between cognitive, sensory, motor and physical factors and either self-reported crashes, state crash records or on-road driving measures were identified. Measures of attention, reaction time, memory, executive function, mental status, visual function, and physical function variables were associated with driving outcome measures. Self-monitoring was also identified as a factor that may moderate observed effects by influencing driving behavior. We propose that three enabling factors (cognition, sensory function and physical function/medical conditions) predict driving ability, but that accurate self-monitoring of these enabling factors is required for safe driving behaviour.
KW - Cognitive aging
KW - Crash risk
KW - Driving
KW - Physiological aging
KW - Sensorimotor function
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=21644463090&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cpr.2004.07.008
DO - 10.1016/j.cpr.2004.07.008
M3 - Article
SN - 0272-7358
VL - 25
SP - 45
EP - 65
JO - Clinical Psychology Review
JF - Clinical Psychology Review
IS - 1
ER -