In:
Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, SAGE Publications, Vol. 45, No. 2 ( 2003-06), p. 218-233
Abstract:
Useful field of view, a measure of processing speed and spatial attention, can be improved with training. We evaluated the effects of this improvement on older adults' driving performance. Elderly adults participated in a speed-of-processing training program ( N = 48), a traditional driver training program performed in a driving simulator ( N = 22), or a low-risk reference group ( N = 25). Before training, immediately after training or an equivalent time delay, and after an 18-month delay each participant was evaluated in a driving simulator and completed a 14-mile (22.5-km) open-road driving evaluation. Speed-of-processing training, but not simulator training, improved a specific measure of useful field of view (UFOV®), transferred to some simulator measures, and resulted in fewer dangerous maneuvers during the driving evaluation. The simulator-trained group improved on two driving performance measures: turning into the correct lane and proper signal use. Similar effects were not observed in the speed-of-processing training or low-risk reference groups. The persistence of these effects over an 18-month test interval was also evaluated. Actual or potential applications of this research include driver assessment and/or training programs and cognitive intervention programs for older adults.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0018-7208
,
1547-8181
DOI:
10.1518/hfes.45.2.218.27241
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2003
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2066426-6
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