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Does Monitoring Naturalistic Driving through Vehicle Instrumentation Make a Difference in Decision-Making for Fitness to Drive in Early Stage Dementia? An Intervention Study

项目名称：	Does Monitoring Naturalistic Driving through Vehicle Instrumentation Make a Difference in Decision-Making for Fitness to Drive in Early Stage Dementia? An Intervention Study
摘要：	Latest technologies are used in the vehicle to collect detailed information on ability and performance of drivers in early-stage dementia in an on-going collaboration involving the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), the University of Massachusetts Boston, and the University of Houston. With funding from the Alzheimer's Association (2006-2009), the collaborative is exploring the perspectives of three of the stakeholder groups (persons with dementia, family members, and specialists in driving assessment) and will compare their assessments with empirical data on on-road performance gained through in-vehicle monitoring. Funding is now sought for a control group of drivers that have not been monitored with the in-vehicle instrumentation to treat the instrumentation as an intervention and to test its effects related to decision-making among drivers with dementia and their family members. Pre and post test survey instruments have already been developed for the experimental group through the Alzheimer's Association funding. The scope of the proposed research is to utilize the research tools developed for the experimental group and obtain and analyze the control group data. With our contribution, the collaborative will be able to achieve the following goals that reinforce and in some instances may go beyond their initial project: 1) Compare the validity of multiple forms of assessment of driving skills with naturalistic driving in persons with early stage-dementia and a control group; 2) Inform decision-makers about appropriate intervals for checking driving competency; 3) Bring greater visibility to deficits in driving performance unique to people with early-stage dementia; 4) Understand behaviors and issues of older drivers with dementia and their families; and 5) Assess the attitudes, knowledge, and activities of occupational therapists and driver rehabilitation specialists as they relate to older drivers with dementia.
状态：	Active
资金：	0.00
资助组织：	Research and Innovative Technology Administration
执行机构：	University of Massachusetts, Boston
开始时间：	20080701
实际结束时间：	20090630
主题领域：	Highways；Safety and Human Factors