Muscle strength, postural balance, and cognition are associated with braking time during driving in older adults
| Autor: | Natália Mariana Silva Luna, Mark D. Peterson, Alexandre Leopold Busse, Mauricio Tabajara Almeida Borges, Paulo Henrique Marchetti, Marcos Maurício Serra, Angélica Castilho Alonso, Julia Maria D'Andrea Greve, Wilson Jacob-Filho |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Automobile Driving Aging medicine.medical_specialty Poison control Neuropsychological Tests Affect (psychology) Biochemistry 03 medical and health sciences Cognition 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Physical medicine and rehabilitation Task Performance and Analysis 0502 economics and business Genetics Postural Balance Humans Medicine Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance Geriatric Assessment Molecular Biology Aged 050210 logistics & transportation Mini–Mental State Examination Hand Strength medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry 05 social sciences Driving simulator Motor control Cell Biology Middle Aged body regions Cross-Sectional Studies Linear Models Physical therapy Female business human activities Brazil 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Experimental Gerontology. 85:13-17 |
| ISSN: | 0531-5565 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.exger.2016.09.006 |
| Popis: | Despite the well-known declines in driving performance with advancing age, there is little understanding of the specific factors that predict changes in key determinants such as braking time.The aims of this study were to determine the extent to which age, muscle strength, cognition and postural balance are associated with braking performance in middle-aged and older adults.Male and female middle-aged adults (n=62, age=39.3±7.1years) and older adults (n=102, age=70.4±5.8years) were evaluated for braking performance, as well as in several motor and cognitive performance tasks. The motor evaluation included isokinetic ankle plantar flexor muscle strength, handgrip strength, and postural balance with and without a cognitive task. The cognitive assessment included the Mini Mental State Examination. Braking performance was measured using a driving simulator.Older adults exhibited 17% slower braking time, lower strength, and poorer performance in the postural balance (p0.001). For both older and middle-aged adults, significant correlates of braking time included performance in the postural balance tests, muscle strength, and cognitive function. However, after full model adjustment, only postural balance and cognitive function were significantly associated.Muscle strength, postural balance, and cognition are associated with braking time, and may affect the safety of and driving performance in older adults. These findings may help to inform specific targeted interventions that could preserve driving performance during aging. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Full Text from ScienceDirect