Research and Other Issues Concerning Effects of Medical Conditions on Elderly Drivers
- 1 February 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Vol. 34 (1) , 3-15
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001872089203400102
Abstract
Most research on medical impairment to driving has been limited by the inability to define some conditions, inadequate sample selection, poor definition of excessive crash risk, ignoring of comorbid conditions or human-environmental interactions, and failure to examine the interaction of aging and medical conditions. Driver screening procedures are both crude and inadequately related to data or theory. Recommendations are presented to improve research and screening programs.Keywords
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