Research Article
Falls Risk and Simulated Driving Performance in Older Adults
Table 1
Demographic and cognitive measures.
| | Measure | High falls risk | Low falls risk | | () | () |
| | Age (years) | 75.8 (3.3) | 74.4 (5.5)
| | Physiological Profile Assessment score** | 1.67 (.64) | .33 (.26) | | Timed up and go (seconds)** | 13.94 (2.6) | 10.18 (2.2) | | Activities balance confidence score (of 16)* | 14.17 (1.4) | 15.43 (.42) | | Miles driven per week | 55.36 (9.9) | 61.42 (7.0) | | Years licensed | 58.86 (5.3) | 57.86 (3.2) | | Crashes in last 12 months | 3 | 2 | | FFOV Accuracy (% Correct) | 44.29 (19.9) | 47.13 (18.7) | | Flicker CD RT (s) | 7.40 (1.13) | 7.70 (1.28) | | Flicker CD Accuracy (% Correct) | 53.7 (10.3) | 55.39 (8.4) | | Computer dual-task cost (ms)* | 572.7 (207.2) | 354.8 (207.8) | | Collisions | 8 | 6
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Data expressed as mean (SD).
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FFOV: functional field of view.
CD: change detection.
RT: response time.
Dual-task cost = dual RT − single RT.
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