Driving Performance and Susceptibility to Simulator Sickness: Are They Related?

• Autores: Nadia W. Mullen, Bruce Weaver, Julie A. Riendeau, Laura E. Morrison, Michel Bédard
• Localización: American Journal of Occupational Therapy, ISSN 0272-9490, Vol. 64, Nº. 2, 2010, págs. 288-295
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We examined whether participants who failed to complete a simulated drive because of simulator sickness (dropouts) differed from those who completed the simulation (completers). Thirteen healthy older adult dropouts (mean age = 74.8 yr) and 12 comparable completers were compared on the following variables: on-road driving performance, the Useful Field of View® test, the Attention Network Test, and the Trail Making Test Part A. Results showed that completers scored more demerit points during the on-road drive than did dropouts. In addition, only 1 of 13 comparisons based on participants� cognition was statistically significant. These results suggest that in healthy senior drivers, simulator sickness does not prevent examination of those who need it most (i.e., those with the poorest on-road driving performance) and that cognitive differences are not associated with dropping out because of simulator sickness