The effects of an exercise program on several abilities associated with driving performance in older adults

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-97

  Marmeleira, José F ^a   Godinho, Mário B ^b   Fernandes, Orlando M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aging; Driving; Exercise

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

AGING; BEFORE AND AFTER; CONTROL GROUPS; DIVIDED ATTENTIONS; DRIVING; DRIVING PERFORMANCES; EXERCISE; EXERCISE PROGRAMS; LOWER LIMBS; OLDER ADULTS; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; REACTION TIMES; RESPONSE TIMES; SPEED IMPROVEMENTS; SPEED PROCESSING; VISUAL ATTENTIONS;

SPEED;

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57849117815     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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