Evaluation of two assessment tools in predicting driving ability of senior drivers

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 190-199

  Oswanski, Michael F ^a   Sharma, Om P ^a   Raj, Shekhar S ^a   Vassar, Leslie A ^b   Woods, Kathryn L ^b   Sargent, Wendi M ^b   Pitock, Robyn J ^b  

^a TOLEDO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Clock Drawing Task (Clock Test); Cognitive Testing; Motor Free Visual Perception Test (MVPT); Processing Time; Senior Drivers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ROC CURVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENESCENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33847227636     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31802b7de5     Document Type: Article

References (52)

1. Williams AF, Carsten O: Driver age and crash involvement. Am J Public Health 1989;79:326-7
2. Stutts JC: Do older drivers with visual and cognitive impairments drive less? J Am Geriatr Soc 1998;46:854-61
3. Carr DB: The older adult driver [review]. Am Fam Physician 2000;61:141-6, 8.
4. Underwood M: The older driver. Clinical assessment and injury prevention. Arch Intern Med 1992;152:735-40
5. Gallo JJ, Rebok GW, Lesikar SE: The driving habits of adults aged 60 years and older. J Am Geriatr Soc 1999;47:335-41
6. Johansson C: Seniors will need OT to stay in the driver's seat. AOTA Newsroom-OT Week. Nov 10, 2002. Available at: http://www.aota.org/ nonmembers/area1/index.asp. Accessed January 23, 2003
7. U.S. Bureau of the Census. Projection of the total resident population by 5-year age groups, and sex with special age categories: Middle series, 2025-2045. Available at: http://www.census.gov/population/projections/nation/ summary/np-t3-f.txt. Accessed January 30, 2003
8. Malfetti JL, Yee D: Drivers 55+: Needs and problems of the older driver: survey results and recommendations. In: 35th NCOA Annual Conference Program, Aging in America: Achievement-Promise. Washington, DC: The National Council on the Aging, Inc., Foundation for Traffic Safety, 1985, p 70
9. McKnight AJ, Urquijo JI: Signs of deficiency among elderly drivers. Transportation Research Record 1993;1405:81-6
10. Daigneault G, Joly P, Frigon JY: Executive functions in the evaluation of accident risk of older drivers. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2002;24:221-38
11. Korner-Bitensky NA, Mazer BL, Sofer S, et al : Visual testing for readiness to drive after stroke: A multicenter study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2000;79:253-9
12. Toler RL: Visual perceptual evaluation. Available at: http://www.vision-therapy.com/drtoler/visual_perceptual_evaluation.htm. Accessed on July 14, 2003
13. Kiel AW, Butler T, Alwitry A: Visual acuity and legal visual requirement to drive a passenger vehicle. Eye 2003;17:579-82
14. Colarusso RP, Hammill D: Motor-Free Visual Perception Test, Third Edition (MVPT-3). Available at: http://www.proedinc.com/Scripts/prodView. asp?idProduct=1330. Accessed April 27, 2006
15. Cerelli E: Crash Data and Rates for Age-Sex Groups of Drivers, 1998. Washington, DC, National highway traffic safety administration, 1998
16. Federal Office of Road Safety. Older Driver: Calculating the Risk of Involvement in Fatal Crashes. Monograph 6, 1996, pp 1-2
17. U.S. Department of Transportation. Safe Mobility for Older People. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration DOT HS 808 853, April 1999. Available at: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/olddrive/safe/safe-toc.htm. Accessed January 23, 2003
18. Federal Highway Administration. Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey 1995. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1997. Available at: http://npts.ornl.gov/npts/1995/Doc/trends_report.pdf. Accessed January 28, 2002
19. Garcia JL: Driving and aging. Clin Geriatr Med 1986;2:577-89
20. Sivak M, Olson PL, Pastalan LA: Effect of driver's age on nighttime legibility of highway signs. Hum Factors 1981;23:59-64
21. Owsley C, Ball K, McGwin GJr, et al: Visual processing impairment and risk of motor vehicle crash among older adults. JAMA 1998 279:1083-8
22. Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, American Medical Association. Report of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs. CEJA Report 4-A-99. Chicago, IL, American Medical Association, 2000
23. Johnson CA, Keltner JL: Incidence of visual field loss in 20,000 eyes and its relationship to driving performance. Arch Ophthalmol 1983;101:371-5
24. Taylor JF: Vision and driving. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 1987;7:187-9
25. Lesikar SE, Gallo JJ, Rebok GW, et al: Prospective study of brief neuropsychological measures to assess crash risk in older primary care patients. J Am Board Fam Pract 2002;15:11-9
26. Keltner JL, Johnson CA: Visual function, driving safety, and the elderly. Ophthalmology 1987;94:1180-8
27. Juby A, Tench S, Baker V: The value of clock drawing in identifying executive cognitive dysfunction in people with a normal Mini-Mental State Examination score. CMAJ 2002;167:859-64
28. McGwin G Jr, Chapman V, Owsley C: Visual risk factors for driving difficulty among older drivers. Accid Anal Prev 2000;32:735-44
29. Halpern DF: Age differences in response time to verbal and symbolic traffic signs. Exp Aging Res 1984;10:201-4
30. Ponds RW, Brouwer WH, van Wolffelaar PC: Age differences in divided attention in a simulated driving task. J Gerontol 1988;43:P151-6
31. McCloskey LW, Koepsell TD, Wolf ME, et al: Motor vehicle collision injuries and sensory impairments of older drivers. Age Ageing 1994;23:267-73
32. Tuokko H, Hadjistavropoulos T, Miller JA, et al: Clock Test. Toronto, Canada, Multi-Health Systems, 1995. Available at: https://www.mhs.com/ ecom/(lqlwjtau1gfc4eyfyzxrco45)/product.aspx?RotGrplD=CLO. Accessed January 23, 2003.
33. Shulman KI: Clock-drawing: Is it the ideal cognitive screening test? Int J Geriat Psychiatr 2000;15:548-61
34. Royall DR, Mulroy AR, Chiodo LK, Polk MJ: Clock drawing is sensitive to executive control: a comparison of six methods. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 1999;54:P328-33
35. Richardson HE, Glass JN: A comparison of scoring protocols on the Clock Drawing Test in relation to ease of use, diagnostic group, and correlations with Mini-Mental State Examination. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50:169-73
36. Powlishta KK, et al: The Clock Drawing Test is a Poor Screen for Very Mild Dementia. New York, Pfizer, 1997
37. Michon JA: A critical view of driver behavior models. What do we know, what should we do? in Evans L, Schwing R (eds): Human Behavior and Traffic Safety. New York, Plenum Press, 1985, pp 485-524
38. Bouillon L, Mazer B, Gelinas I: Validity of the cognitive behavioral driver's inventory in predicting driving outcome. Am J Occup Ther 2006;60:420-7
39. Powlishta KK, Von Dras DD, Stanford A, et al: The clock-drawing test is a poor screen for very mild dementia. Neurology 2002;59:898-903
40. Benekohal RF, Resende P, Shim E: Highway Operations Problems of Elderly Drivers in Springfield Illinois. Highway Safety Information System (HSIS) summary report. Department of Transportation, 1992
41. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Traffic Safety Facts 2000. Older Population. Washington, DC, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2001
42. Cook LJ, Knight S, Olson LM, et al: Motor vehicle crash characteristics and medical outcomes among older drivers in Utah, 1992-1995. Ann Emerg Med 2000;35:585-91
43. Carr DB, Duchek JM, Meuser TM, Morris JC: Older adult drivers with cognitive impairment. Am Fam Physician 2006;73:1029-34
44. Korner-Bitensky N, Bitensky J, Sofer S, Man-Son-Hing M, Gelinas I: Driving Evaluation Practices of Clinicians Work ing in the United States and Canada. July/August 2006;60:428-34
45. Simms B: Perception and driving: Theory and practice. Br J Occup Ther 1985;48:363-6
46. Korner-Bitensky N, Gelinas I, Man-Son-Hing M Marshall S: Recommendations of the Canadian Consensus Conference on driving evaluation in older drivers. P & OT in Geriatrics 2005;23:123-44
47. Stephens B, McCarthy DP, Marsiske M, et al: Summary Report: International Older Driver Consensus Conference. Gainsville, FL, University of Florida National Older Driver Research and Training Center, 2004
48. 22. Duchek JM, Carr DB, Hunt L, et al: Longitudinal driving performance in early-stage dementia of the Alzheimer type. J Am Geriatr Soc 2003;51:1342-7
49. Freund B, Gravenstein S, Ferris R, Shaheen E: Evaluating driving performance of cognitively impaired and healthy older adults: a pilot study comparing on-road testing and driving simulation. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50:1309-10
50. Dubinsky RM, Stein AC, Lyons K: Practice parameter: risk of driving and Alzheimer's disease (an evidence-based review): report of the quality standards subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology 2000;54:2205-11
51. Fox GK, Bashford GM: Driving and dementia: balancing personal independence and public safety. Med J Aust 1997;167:406-7
52. Grabowski DC, Campbell CM, Morrisey MA: Elderly licensure laws and motor vehicle fatalities. JAMA 2004;291:2840-6