Research Article

Driving Competence in Mild Dementia with Lewy Bodies: In Search of Cognitive Predictors Using Driving Simulation

Table 3

Pearson correlation coefficients indicating relationship between tests of cognitive function and simulated driving outcomes for the DLB group.

VariableRater score
()
Errors in the simulator
()
Number of crashes
()
Total number of traffic light tickets
()
Number of speed exceedances
()
Over the speed limit percent of time
()
Total number of centerline crossings
()
Total number of road edge excursions
()
Out of lane percent of time
()

Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)−.622 (.013)−.529 (.043)−.329 (.230)−.484 (.067).095 (.736)−.656 (.008)−.430 (.110)−.487 (.066)−.792 (<.001)

Dementia Rating Scale (DRS)−.445 (.096).055 (.846)−.347 (.205)−.309 (.263).092 (.744)−.107 (.704)−.300 (.277).182 (.516)−.159 (.571)

Visual Object and Space Perception (VOSP) Test, object −.050 (.859)−.162 (.563)−.280 (.313)−.076 (.787) .047 (.869) −.030 (.915) −.227 (.415) .037 (.895) −.267 (.336)

Visual Object and Space Perception (VOSP) Test, space−.624 (.013)−.113 (.689)−.385 (.157)−.332 (.226).000 (1.000)−.192 (.493)−.310 (.261).048 (.864)−.097 (.731)

Test of Everyday Attention (TEA), visual selection−.308 (.264)−.325 (.238)−.040 (.888)−.125 (.658)−.074 (.793)−.319 (.246)−.067 (.813)−.537 (.039)−.315 (.253)

Test of Everyday Attention (TEA), sustained attention−.192 (.493).059 (.835)−.177 (.528)−.111 (.694)−.109 (.700).255 (.358)−.078 (.783).276 (.319).148 (.598)

Test of Everyday attention (TEA), switching attention−.096 (.732).144 (.609).029 (.918)−.017 (.952)−.027 (.923)−.301 (.276)−.028 (.922).339 (.217).039 (.890)

Useful Field of View (UFOV), processing speed.548 (.034).427 (.113)−.453 (.090).280 (.312).344 (.210).256 (.357).321 (.243).221 (.428).256 (.357)

Useful Field of View (UFOV), divided attention .510 (.052).463 (.082).207 (.460).301 (.275).401 (.138).410 (.129).242 (.386).338 (.218).410 (.129)

Useful Field of View (UFOV), selective attention.481 (.069).507 (.053).358 (.190).250 (.369).588 (.021).240 (.389).361 (.186).287 (.301).240 (.389)