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ArticleAccident; analysis and prevention2021

Motion perception as a risk factor for motor vehicle collision involvement in drivers ≥ 70 years.

Thomas A Swain, Gerald McGwin, Joanne M Wood, Cynthia Owsley

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Article in Accident; analysis and prevention, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Visual functions associated with on-road performance by older drivers evaluated by a certified driving rehabilitation specialist.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Thomas A SwainDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. Electronic address: thomasswain@uabmc.edu.
Gerald McGwinDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Joanne M WoodCentre for Vision and Eye Research, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Cynthia OwsleyDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USQueensland University of Technology · AU

Funding

Visual Phenotyping CoreP30EY003039 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI LAWRENCE C SINCICH · 1985 to 2026
$16.9M
Older Drivers: An Evidence-Basis for Licensure StandardsR01EY018966 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI OWSLEY, CYNTHIA · 2008 to 2018
$5.7M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY003039NEI NIH HHS R01 EY018966
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the relationship between visual function and a five-year history of motor vehicle collision rates in older adults. Motion perception impairment was explored as a risk factor for motor vehicle collisions for the first time in this study. MATERIALS AND

methodsParticipants were licensed drivers ≥70 years old enrolled in the Alabama VIP Older Driver Study who underwent functional assessments for motion perception, distance visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, visual field sensitivity, and visual processing speed. Participants were recruited based on their being patients in an ophthalmology clinic in the year prior to enrollment or had participated in an earlier driving study. Crash reports were obtained from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency for the 5 years prior to enrollment and mileage estimated using the Driving Habits Questionnaire. Crude and age-adjusted rate ratios (RRs) and 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CIs) were calculated using Poisson regression.

results159 participants enrolled with a mean age of 79 years. The age-adjusted crash rate was higher among those with worse motion perception (RR: 2.7, 95 % CI: 1.4-5.2), severe slowing in visual processing speed (RR: 3.6, 95 % CI: 1.5-8.5), and impaired peripheral visual field sensitivity (RR: 2.4, 95 % CI: 1.3-4.4).

conclusionsAmong a sample of older drivers, crash rates were higher for those with impaired motion perception, severely slowed visual processing speed, and impaired peripheral visual field sensitivity. The association between motion perception and crash risk in older drivers has not been previously reported. Prospective analysis of the Alabama VIP Older Driver Study will examine these risk factors for future collision involvement based on naturalistic driving data.

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Automobile DrivingMotion PerceptionAccidents, TrafficAgedAged, 80 and overAlabamaFemaleHumansMaleMotor VehiclesProspective StudiesRisk FactorsDrivingMotion perceptionmotor vehicle collisionsOlder driversVision

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PMID33444870
PMCPMC7878317
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