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Movement-in-depth, cognitive impairment, and crash risk

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Smither, Janan Al-Awar | Gentzler, Marc C. | Kennedy, Robert S.

Affiliations: Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA,32816-1390 | RSK Assessments, 4401 E. Colonial Dr., Ste 105, Orlando, FL, USA 32803

Note: [] Corresponding author. Janan Al-Awar Smither, Ph.D. E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords: Movement-in-depth, rear-end-collisions, older drivers, loom, cognitive impairment

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0827-5386

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 5386-5388, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

In this study, 243 cognitively intact and cognitively impaired older participants’ movement-in-depth (looming) abilities were assessed using a portable device that we had previously developed in our laboratory [4]. Results indicated normative relationships between looming ability and age, looming ability and driving violation records, and age and driving violation records. Findings also confirmed the validity and reliability of the measurements taken with the device. In conclusion, this device may be useful for identifying drivers at risk for rear-end collisions, developing effective training interventions, and creating fair and valid driver licensing tests.

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