Deffler Rebecca A, Xu Jing, Bittner Ava K, Bowers Alex R, Hassan Shirin E, Ross Nicole, Cooley San-San L, Doubt Aprile, Davidorf Frederick H, Dougherty Bradley E
College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Envision Research Institute, Wichita, KS, USA.
Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2022 Mar 2;11(3):22. doi: 10.1167/tvst.11.3.22.
Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) have been reported to improve the safety of elderly and normally sighted drivers. The purpose of this study was to assess exposure to, perceived safety of, comfort level with, and interest in using ADAS among drivers with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Current drivers aged 60+ years were recruited at four US sites to complete a survey about ADAS and driving habits. Frequency of use and/or perceptions of eight ADAS were investigated. An avoidance score was generated using questions about difficult driving situations.
The survey was completed by 166 participants (80 with AMD vs. 86 without). Participants with AMD had worse self-rated vision than those without (34% vs. 2% poor or fair rating), and drove fewer weekly miles (median [interquartile range [IQR] 30 [15 to 75] vs. 60 [30 to 121] miles, P = 0.002). Participants with AMD reported more avoidance of difficult driving situations (P < 0.001). There was no difference in the number of ADAS used by AMD status (median [IQR for AMD = 2.5 [1 to 5] vs. 3 [2 to 4] without, P = 0.87). Greater reported number of ADAS used was associated with less avoidance of difficult situations (P = 0.02). The majority perceived improved safety with most ADAS.
Many drivers with AMD utilize common ADAS, which subjectively improve their road safety and may help to reduce self-imposed restrictions for difficult situations and mileage.
Drivers with AMD are adopting readily available ADAS, for which they reported potential benefits, such as safety and less restrictive driving.
据报道，先进驾驶辅助系统（ADAS）可提高老年和视力正常驾驶者的安全性。本研究旨在评估年龄相关性黄斑变性（AMD）患者对ADAS的接触情况、感知安全性、舒适度以及使用意愿。
在美国四个地点招募60岁及以上的现职驾驶员，以完成关于ADAS和驾驶习惯的调查。调查了八种ADAS的使用频率和/或认知情况。通过询问有关困难驾驶情况的问题生成回避分数。
166名参与者完成了调查（80名患有AMD，86名未患AMD）。患有AMD的参与者自我评定视力比未患AMD的参与者差（视力差或一般的比例分别为34%和2%），且每周行驶里程更少（中位数[四分位间距[IQR]]为30[15至75]英里，而未患AMD者为60[30至121]英里，P = 0.002）。患有AMD的参与者报告更多地回避困难驾驶情况（P < 0.001）。按是否患有AMD分类，使用的ADAS数量没有差异（患有AMD者的中位数[IQR] = 2.5[1至5]，未患AMD者为3[2至4]，P = 0.87）。报告使用的ADAS数量越多，回避困难情况的程度越低（P = 0.02）。大多数人认为大多数ADAS提高了安全性。
许多患有AMD的驾驶员使用常见的ADAS，这在主观上提高了他们的道路安全性，并可能有助于减少因困难情况和里程数而自我施加的限制。
患有AMD的驾驶员正在采用现成的ADAS，他们报告了这些ADAS的潜在益处，如安全性提高和驾驶限制减少。
