Driving Competence in Mild Dementia with Lewy Bodies: In Search of Cognitive Predictors Using Driving Simulation
Joint Authors
Yamin, Stephanie
Stinchcombe, Arne
Gagnon, Sylvain
Source
International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Driving is a multifactorial behaviour drawing on multiple cognitive, sensory, and physical systems.
Dementia is a progressive and degenerative neurological condition that impacts the cognitive processes necessary for safe driving.
While a number of studies have examined driving among individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, less is known about the impact of Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) on driving safety.
The present study compared simulated driving performance of 15 older drivers with mild DLB with that of 21 neurologically healthy control drivers.
DLB drivers showed poorer performance on all indicators of simulated driving including an increased number of collisions in the simulator and poorer composite indicators of overall driving performance.
A measure of global cognitive function (i.e., the Mini Mental State Exam) was found to be related to the overall driving performance.
In addition, measures of attention (i.e., Useful Field of View, UFOV) and space processing (Visual Object and Space Perception, VOSP, Test) correlated significantly with a rater’s assessment of driving performance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yamin, Stephanie& Stinchcombe, Arne& Gagnon, Sylvain. 2015. Driving Competence in Mild Dementia with Lewy Bodies: In Search of Cognitive Predictors Using Driving Simulation. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yamin, Stephanie…[et al.]. Driving Competence in Mild Dementia with Lewy Bodies: In Search of Cognitive Predictors Using Driving Simulation. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yamin, Stephanie& Stinchcombe, Arne& Gagnon, Sylvain. Driving Competence in Mild Dementia with Lewy Bodies: In Search of Cognitive Predictors Using Driving Simulation. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1064467
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1064467