Department of Sport and Health, University of Evora, Portugal.
Percept Mot Skills. 2012 Oct;115(2):521-33. doi: 10.2466/10.06.25.PMS.115.5.521-533.
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between hysical activity and driving-related cognitive abilities of older drivers. Thirty-eight female and male drivers ages 61 to 81 years (M = 70.2, SD = 5.0) responded to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and were assessed on a battery of neuropsychological tests, which included measures of visual attention, executive functioning, mental status, visuospatial ability, and memory. A higher amount of reported physical activity was significantly correlated with better scores on tests of visual processing speed and divided visual attention. Higher amounts of physical activity was significantly associated with a better composite score for visual attention, but its correlation with the composite score for executive functioning was not significant. These findings support the hypothesis that pzhysical activity is associated with preservation of specific driving-related cognitive abilities of older adults.
本研究旨在探讨老年人的体力活动与驾驶相关认知能力之间的关系。38 名年龄在 61 至 81 岁的男性和女性驾驶员（M=70.2，SD=5.0）回答了国际体力活动问卷，并接受了一系列神经心理学测试的评估，包括视觉注意力、执行功能、精神状态、视空间能力和记忆力的测试。报告的体力活动量越高，与视觉处理速度和分散视觉注意力测试的得分越高显著相关。较高的体力活动量与视觉注意力的综合得分显著相关，但与执行功能的综合得分的相关性不显著。这些发现支持了体力活动与老年人特定驾驶相关认知能力的保持有关的假设。
