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Assessing Older Drivers’ Performance: A Multiple Layer DEA Application Universiteit Hasselt
Assessing Fitness-To-Drive among Older Drivers: A Comparative Analysis of Potential Alternatives to on-Road Driving Test Universiteit Hasselt
To enable older drivers to maintain mobility without endangering public safety, it is necessary to develop more effective means of assessing their fitness-to-drive as alternatives to an on-road driving test. In this study, a functional ability test, simulated driving test, and on-road driving test were carried out for 136 older drivers. Influencing factors related to fitness-to-drive were selected based on the correlation between the outcome ...
Training working memory of older drivers: the effect on working memory and simulated driving performance Universiteit Hasselt
This study aimed to investigate in older drivers whether a working memory (WM) training would enhance WM, and whether improvement of WM transfers to enhanced driving ability. 54 older drivers participated in the study, but due to drop-out, 38 participants (mean age 70.34) remained in the sample. Participants were randomly assigned to a control (N=19) or an experimental condition (N=19). Each participant conducted a WM training during 25 days. ...
Effect of a working memory training on aspects of cognitive ability and driving ability of older drivers: merits of an adaptive training over a non-adaptive training Universiteit Hasselt
Working memory (WM), important for driving, declines with age. It was investigated whether a WM training would enhance aspects of cognitive ability and driving ability of older drivers. Thirty-eight drivers (mean age 71 years) were randomly assigned to an adaptive WM training (n = 19) or a non-adaptive WM training (n = 19). In addition, a no-training control group was collected (n = 18). During the pre-test and post-test, aspects of cognitive ...
Semantic congruence drives long-term memory and similarly affects neural retrieval dynamics in young and older adults Universiteit Gent
Developing eHealth tools for diverse older adults: Lessons learned from the PREPARE for Your Care Program Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
Background/Objectives: Electronic Health (eHealth) tools offer opportunities for people to access health information online; yet, most tools are not designed to meet the unique needs of diverse older adults, leading to health disparities. Our goal was to provide guidance for the development of eHealth tools for diverse older populations for use in geriatric care models. Design: Guidance for eHealth tools was compiled from user design ...
Unmet health-related needs of community-dwelling older adults during COVID-19 lockdown in a diverse urban cohort Universiteit Gent Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Background Shelter-in-place orders during the COVID-19 pandemic created unmet health-related and access-related needs among older adults. We sought to understand the prevalence of these needs among community-dwelling older adults. Methods We performed a retrospective chart review of pandemic-related outreach calls to older adults between March and July 2020 at four urban, primary care clinics: a home-based practice, a safety net adult medicine ...
Cancer treatment-related decision-making among culturally and linguistically diverse older adults with cancer: A scoping review by the International Society of Geriatric Oncology Nursing and Allied Health Interest Group KU Leuven
INTRODUCTION: Countries with large economies are observing a growing number of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) older adults, many of whom will be affected by cancer. Little is known about the experiences and factors that influence cancer treatment decision-making in this population. The purposes of this scoping review are: (1) to summarize the published literature on cancer treatment-related decision-making with this population; and ...
Objective neighbourhood attributes as correlates of neighbourhood dissatisfaction and the mediating role of neighbourhood perceptions in older adults from culturally and physically diverse urban environments Universiteit Gent
Neighbourhood dissatisfaction appears to be detrimental to older adults' health. Understanding associations between objective neighbourhood attributes and neighbourhood satisfaction is important to provide optimal neighbourhood environments for older adults. Comparable data from epidemiological studies conducted in two cities (Hong Kong and Ghent, Belgium) were employed. Generalised additive mixed models were used to examined associations ...