Association of Daily Driving Behaviors With Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults Followed Over 10 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Driving integrates multiple cognitive, sensory, and motor systems and may serve as a real-world indicator of functional decline in aging. Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) often experience subtle driving changes before formal dementia diagnosis, but longitudinal, real-world evidence is limited. This study examined whether naturalistic driving data can differentiate older adults with MCI from those with normal cognition (NC) over time and evaluated the discriminative ability of driving features compared with conventional risk factors.

Methods

We conducted a prospective, observational cohort study of community-dwelling older drivers enrolled in the Driving Real-World In-Vehicle Evaluation System Project at Washington University. Partic

SUBMITTER: Chen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12662389 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature