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Titre :	Sensory impairment and driving : The Blue Mountains Eye Study. (1999)
Auteurs :	R.Q. IVERS ; R.G. CUMMING ; P. MITCHELL ; Department of Public Health and Community Medicine. University of Sydney. AUS
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	American journal of public health (vol. 89, n° 1, 1999)
Pagination :	85-87
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Australie ; Océanie ; Personne âgée ; Homme ; Accident circulation ; Facteur risque ; Questionnaire ; Acuité visuelle ; Ouïe ; Trouble audition ; Trouble vision ; Epidémiologie
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST R0xGGphV. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This study examined the association between vision, hearing loss, and car accidents. Methods. A cross-sectional survey of 3654 people aged 49 years and older in the Blue Moutains, Australia, was used. Each subject had a detailed eye examination and interview. Results. Self-reported care accident rates in the past year among 2379 current drives were 5.6% for those aged 49 to 79 years and 9.1% for those 80 years and older. A 2-line difference in visual acuity was associated with increased risk of accidents (adjusted prevalence ratio PR=1.6, as was visual acuity worse than 6/18 in the right eye (PR=1.9), and hearing loss in the right car (PR=1.8). Conclusions. Sensory loss in drivers may be an important risk factor for car accidents.

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