Longitudinal decline of driving safety in Parkinson disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To longitudinally assess and predict on-road driving safety in Parkinson disease (PD).

Methods

Drivers with PD (n = 67) and healthy controls (n = 110) drove a standardized route in an instrumented vehicle and were invited to return 2 years later. A professional driving expert reviewed drive data and videos to score safety errors.

Results

At baseline, drivers with PD performed worse on visual, cognitive, and motor tests, and committed more road safety errors compared to controls (median PD 38.0 vs controls 30.5; p < 0.001). A smaller proportion of drivers with PD returned for repeat testing (42.8% vs 62.7%; p < 0.01). At baseline, returnees with PD made fewer errors than nonreturnees with PD (median 34.5 vs 40.0; p < 0.05) and performed s

SUBMITTER: Uc EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5679414 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature