Poorer useful field of view performance in older adults predicts motor vehicle collision risk and difficulties in everyday visual tasks, even after adjustment for sensory and cognitive impairment¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2–r3 · q2–q3
Currency · newest study 2012 · checked against its sources 2026-10-17 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Older drivers with impaired useful field of view performance are at elevated risk for collision involvement and impaired on-road or simulated driving performance. → Owsley Cynthia 2012 q2 i? UFOV deficits are associated with mobility deficits, falls risk, reduced activity participation, and longer time to perform everyday visual tasks. → Owsley Cynthia 2012 (2)

Evidence¶

Owsley Cynthia 2012¶

Owsley Cynthia. (2012). Visual Processing Speed. Vision Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2012.11.014

q3 · i? · review · r3

The review synthesizes multiple studies, including prospective cohort work, finding that "Older drivers with impaired useful field of view performance are at an elevated risk for motor vehicle collision involvement" and impaired driving performance. No pooled effect size is printed.

"Older drivers with impaired useful field of view performance are at an elevated risk for motor vehicle collision involvement (Ball et al., 1993, Ball et al., 2006, Cross et al., 2009, Owsley et al. 1998, Owsley et al., 1991, Rubin et al., 2007) and are more likely to exhibit impaired on-road or simulated driving performance"

Owsley Cynthia 2012 (2)¶

Owsley Cynthia. (2012). Visual Processing Speed. Vision Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2012.11.014

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review reports observational associations between UFOV deficits and daily-living problems including mobility, travel limitation, physical activity, falls risk, and increased time for tasks like reading a prescription bottle. These are correlational associations, not experimental effects.

"Useful field of view deficits in older adults are also associated with a host of other problems in the activities of daily living including performance mobility deficits (Owsley & McGwin, 2004), limitations in the extent of travel into one's community (Stalvey et al., 1999), reduced participation in physical activity (Roth et al., 2003), an increased falls risk (Sims et al., 1998)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Access — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
• Processing Speed — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
• Visual Processing — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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