The Combination of Two Training Approaches to Improve Older Adults' Driving Safety
The Combination of Two Training Approaches to Improve Older Adults' Driving Safety
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DOI：
10.1080/15389580701670705
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Miller-Polgar, Jan
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作者：
Bedard, Michel;Porter, Michelle M.;Miller-Polgar, Jan
目标。越来越多的老年人依靠汽车作为交通工具。基于老年驾驶员特殊需求的教育方法可能有助于优化安全驾驶。我们研究了课堂教育与道路教育相结合是否会提高老年驾驶员的安全驾驶知识和道路驾驶评价。我们采用多地点随机对照试验方法。干预组接受课堂教育和道路教育；对照组的人等待，然后接受教育。我们在课程的课堂部分之前和之后测量了安全驾驶实践的知识，在整个课程之前和之后测量了道路驾驶技能。参与者的知识从课堂教育前的61%提高到课堂教育后的81%
Objective. An increasing number of older adults rely on the automobile for transportation. Educational approaches based on the specific needs of older drivers may help to optimize safe driving. We examined if the combination of an in-class education program with on-road education would lead to improvements in older drivers' knowledge of safe driving practices and on-road driving evaluations.Methods. We used a multisite, randomized controlled trial approach. Participants in the intervention group received the in-class and on-road education; those in the control group waited and were offered the education afterwards. We measured knowledge of safe driving practices before and after the in-class component of the program and on-road driving skills before and after the whole program.Results. Participants' knowledge improved from 61% of correct answers before the in-class education component to 81% after ( p