Vehicle Control as a Measure of Real-World Driving Performance in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify vehicle control as a metric of automobile driving performance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods

Naturalistic driving assessments were completed in patients with active RA and controls without disease. Data were collected using in-car, sensor-based instrumentation installed in the participants' own vehicles to observe typical driving habits. RA disease status, disease activity, and functional status were associated with vehicle control (lateral [steering] and longitudinal [braking/accelerating] acceleration variability) using mixed-effect linear regression models stratified by road type (defined by roadway speed limit).

Results

Across 1,292 driving hours, RA drivers (n = 33) demonstrated differences in vehicle control compared to

SUBMITTER: Mikuls TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8847538 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature