Self-Reported Driving Difficulty, Avoidance, and Negative Emotion With On-Road Driving Performance in Older Adults With Glaucoma.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the relationship between self-perceived driving difficulty, driving avoidance, and negative emotion about driving with glaucoma severity and on-road driving performance.

Design

Cohort study.

Methods

Glaucoma patients (n = 111), aged 55 to 90 years, with mild, moderate, and advanced glaucoma in the better-eye based on the Glaucoma Staging System, and age-matched controls (n = 47) were recruited from a large tertiary academic center. Self-reported questionnaires were administered by a trained occupational therapist followed by a standardized on-road driving evaluation (pass vs "at-risk" score) with a masked and certified driving rehabilitation specialist.

Results

Compared to controls, glaucoma participants reported greater driving difficult

SUBMITTER: Sabapathypillai SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9444903 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature