Age Predicts Older Adults’ Driving Self-Regulation but Not Dangerous Driving Behaviors after Controlling for Executive Function

Gerontology

Fecha de publicación: 1 de abril de 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000515497

Autores: Bernstein J.P.K. · Mattek N. · Dorociak K.E. · Beattie Z.T. · Kaye J.A. · Ferguson J.E. · Hughes A.M.

Background: The aim of the study was to examine the unique contributions of age to objectively measure driving frequency and dangerous driving behaviors in healthy older adults after adjusting for executive function (EF). Method: A total of 28 community-dwelling older adults (mean age = 82.0 years, standard deviation [SD] = 7.5) without dementia who were in good physical health and enrolled in a longitudinal aging study completed several EF and clinical self-report measures at baseline. Participants subsequently had a sensor installed in their vehicle for a mean of 208 (SD = 38, range = 127–257) days.