A 2.5-Year Longitudinal Assessment of Naturalistic Driving in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease

Autor: Jennifer D. Davis, Monique M. Williams, Brian R. Ott, Beau M. Ances, David K. Warren, Catherine M. Roe, Ganesh Rajasekar, Jessica M Jones, Sarah H. Stout, Ganesh M. Babulal, Denise Head, Tammie L.S. Benzinger
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 68:1625-1633
ISSN: 1875-8908
1387-2877
DOI: 10.3233/jad-181242
Popis: BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence shows that cognitively normal older adults with preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (AD) make more errors and are more likely to receive a marginal/fail rating on a standardized road test compared to older adults without preclinical AD, but the extent to which preclinical AD impacts everyday driving behavior is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To examine self-reported and naturalistic longitudinal driving behavior among persons with and without preclinical AD. METHOD: We prospectively followed cognitively normal drivers (aged 65 + years) with (n = 10) and without preclinical AD (n = 10) for 2.5 years. Preclinical AD was assessed using amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) with Pittsburgh Compound B. The Driving Habits Questionnaire assessed self-reported driving outcomes. Naturalistic driving was captured using a commercial GPS data logger plugged into the on-board diagnostics II port of each participant’s vehicle. Data were sampled every 30 seconds and all instances of speeding, hard braking, and sudden acceleration were recorded. RESULTS: Preclinical AD participants went to fewer places/unique destinations, traveled fewer days, and took fewer trips than participants without preclinical AD. The preclinical AD group reported a smaller driving space, greater dependence on other drivers, and more difficulty driving due to vision difficulties. Persons with preclinical AD had fewer trips with any aggression and showed a greater decline across the 2.5-year follow-up period in the number of days driving per month and the number of trips between 1–5 miles. CONCLUSION: Changes in driving occur even during the preclinical stage of AD.
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