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International Conference on

Alzheimers Disease and Dementia

November 25-26, 2019 | Frankfurt, Germany

Journal of Psychology and Cognition | Volume: 04

J Psychol Cognition, Volume: 04

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An analysis of driving behavior of mild Cognitive Impairment or Primary Dementia

Drivers

Mio Suzuki

Tokai University, Japan

he population aging rate has been very high, and

the rate of older adults' fatalities during driving has

increased in Japan. In 2017, the Traffic Act was revised, and

older adult drivers who occurred accidents have to take

a simple cognitive function test. After that, they have to

return their driver license if they were diagnosed dementia.

I found some situations occur the dangerous driving of

dementia or MCI drivers, but it doesn't reveal what is the

trigger for dangerous driving of dementia or MCI drivers.

So in this study, I conducted a driving experiment for

dementia (n=1), MCI (n=20), and normal (n=61) drivers

over 65 years old, and compared their driving skills. As the

results, driving behavior of intersections or parking was

not different significantly, and the almost all older adult

drivers couldn't behave safely. Most of them didn't stop

and confirm environment at intersections. On the other

hand, contents of conversations pulse rate of MCI drivers

changed more dramatically during driving than the one of

non-MCI drivers. After changing their mental load, their

driving behavior on lane change or obstacle avoidance was

different between MCI and normal drivers significantly.

Biography

Mio Suzuki has been an associate professor in Tokai University since 2018.

Her research topics are accident analysis and road design for mixed traffic

(during driving, cycling on roadways), bicycle facilities, and development of

a cycling simulator. Moreover, she has interest in traffic safety of elderly car

drivers including those who have mild cognitive impairment and policies

for traffic congestion moderation programs on highway network. She had

worked at Institute for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS) during 2009 and

2010, Tokyo Institute of Technology during 2010 and 2017, the University

of Tokyo during 2017-2018. She holds a Doctor of Engineering from Tokyo

Institute of Technology.