Do older drivers with bilateral cataract self-regulate their driving while waiting for first eye cataract surgery?
dc.contributor.author | Agramunt, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Meuleners, Lynn | |
dc.contributor.author | Fraser, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chow, Kyle | |
dc.contributor.author | Ng, Jonathon | |
dc.contributor.author | Raja, V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Morlet, Nigel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-10T12:40:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-10T12:40:37Z | |
dc.date.created | 2017-12-10T12:20:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Agramunt, S. and Meuleners, L. and Fraser, M. and Chow, K. and Ng, J. and Raja, V. and Morlet, N. 2017. Do older drivers with bilateral cataract self-regulate their driving while waiting for first eye cataract surgery? Clinical Interventions in Aging. 12: pp. 1911-1920. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59471 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.2147/CIA.S148037 | |
dc.description.abstract |
Objectives: To analyze the association between visual impairment and driver self-regulation among a cohort of older drivers waiting for first eye cataract surgery. Methods: Ninety-six drivers with bilateral cataract aged 55+ years were assessed before first eye cataract surgery. Data collection consisted of a researcher-administered questionnaire, objective visual measures (visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and stereopsis), a visual attention test (the useful field of view test) and a cognitive test (the Mini-Mental State Examination). Driver self-regulation practices were collected using the Driving Habits Questionnaire and were also measured with an in-vehicle monitoring device. Characteristics of self-regulators and non-self-regulators were compared and a logis tic regression model was used to examine the association between 3 objective visual measures and driver self-regulation status. Results: After controlling for potential confounding factors, only binocular contrast sensitivity (p=0.01), age (p=0.03) and gender (p=0.03) were significantly associated with driver self-regulation status. The odds of participants with better contrast sensitivity scores (better vision) self-regulating their driving in at least 1 driving situation decreased (odds ratio [OR]: 0.01, 95% CI: 0.00-0.28) while those of increasing age reported an increased odds of self-regulating their driving (OR: 1.08, 95% CI: 1.01-1.15). The odds of males self-regulating their driving was decreased compared with females (OR: 0.28, 95% CI: 0.09-0.86). Conclusions: Worse binocular contrast sensitivity scores, increasing age and being female were significantly associated with driver self-regulation. The study highlighted that while self-regulation was common among cataract patients, a proportion of those with poor vision did not self-regulate. Further research should determine how cataract patients could benefit from self-regulation strategies while waiting for cataract surgery. | |
dc.publisher | Dove Medical Press Ltd. | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | |
dc.title | Do older drivers with bilateral cataract self-regulate their driving while waiting for first eye cataract surgery? | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 12 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 1911 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 1920 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 1176-9092 | |
dcterms.source.title | Clinical Interventions in Aging | |
curtin.department | Health Sciences Research and Graduate Studies | |
curtin.accessStatus | Open access |