Inclusion |
1) 65–79 years of age at the time of enrollment with a valid driver license |
Population group of primary interest |
2) Driving on average at least once a week |
Adequate driving data required for answering the research questions with acceptable external generalizability |
3) Residing in the catchment area of the study site for at least 10 months a year |
Conducive to collecting complete medical and driving record data during follow-up |
4) Having no plans to move outside of the catchment area within the next 5 years |
Minimizing attrition/loss to follow-up from migration |
5) Having access to motor vehicle of model year 1996 or newer with an accessible OBDII Port |
Required for installing the in-vehicle DataLogger |
6) Driving one vehicle ≥80% of the time if access to more than one vehicle |
Required for capturing an adequate driving natural history for the participant |
7) Being fluent in English |
Some standardized instruments available only in English |
8) Six-Item Screener score ≥ 4 |
Required for recruiting participants without significant cognitive impairment at baseline |
Exclusion |
Having significant cognitive impairment or being diagnosed with degenerative medical conditions that may severely affect driving safety (e.g., Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, and Parkinson’s) |
Unable to provide informed consent and/or complete the baseline assessment and annual follow-up |
Driving on average less than once a week |
Unable to contribute adequate driving data |
Residing in the catchment area of the study site less than 10 months a year |
Likely to affect data completeness and scheduling for annual follow-up |