The role of visual attention in predicting driving impairment in older adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 610-622

  Hoffman, Lesa ^a   Atchley, Paul ^b   McDowd, Joan M ^c,d   Dubinsky, Richard ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Landon Center on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Attention; DriverScan; Driving; UFOV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 31044444112     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.20.4.610     Document Type: Article

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