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Ergonomics Volume 65, 2022 - Issue 9
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Parkinson’s disease affects gaze behaviour and performance of drivers

Gisele C. Gotardia Graduate Program in Human Movement Science, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil;b Laboratory of Information, Vision and Action, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fabio A. Barbieria Graduate Program in Human Movement Science, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil;c Laboratory of Human Movement Research, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3678-8456
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Rafael O. Simãoa Graduate Program in Human Movement Science, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil;b Laboratory of Information, Vision and Action, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil
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Vinicius A. Pereiraa Graduate Program in Human Movement Science, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil;c Laboratory of Human Movement Research, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil
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André M. Baptistaa Graduate Program in Human Movement Science, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil;c Laboratory of Human Movement Research, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil
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Luiz F. Imaizumia Graduate Program in Human Movement Science, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil;c Laboratory of Human Movement Research, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7884-2297
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Gabriel Morettoa Graduate Program in Human Movement Science, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil;c Laboratory of Human Movement Research, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil
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Martina Navarrod Department of Sport and Exercise Science, Faculty of Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Paula F. Polastria Graduate Program in Human Movement Science, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil;b Laboratory of Information, Vision and Action, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil
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Sérgio T. Rodriguesa Graduate Program in Human Movement Science, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil;b Laboratory of Information, Vision and Action, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil
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Pages 1302-1311 | Received 28 Jul 2020, Accepted 07 Jan 2022, Published online: 24 Jan 2022
 
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of PD and ageing on gaze behaviour and performance of drivers in a simulated task. Ten drivers with PD, ten neurologically healthy older drivers, and ten neurologically healthy younger adult drivers were asked to drive in a car simulator for three minutes, maintaining car speed between 100 and 120 km/h and avoiding collisions. Driver’s eye movements were recorded. Drivers with PD had more collisions and spent less time driving within the speed zone than the younger-drivers. Drivers with PD performed an increased number of fixations towards task-irrelevant areas of the visual scene and higher visual entropy, indicating a more random gaze behaviour. Older drivers restricted their visual search to the lane area in order to detect threat-related stimuli. PD led to drops in performance of drivers in the car simulator.

Practitioner summary: Parkinson’s disease (PD) and ageing process caused a drop in driving performance. Drivers with PD made fewer fixations on task-relevant information and showed higher visual entropy than young adults. Older drivers restricted their visual search to the lane than other areas of interest.

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