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Visual and cognitive impairments have been linked to driving performance and crashes, whereas hearing loss effects remain less clear. This analysis evaluated hearing and on-road driving performance in 494 community-dwelling adults aged over 70, using whisper-test scores and a validated 35-item driving performance scale. Errors on the hearing test related to poorer driving scores, with attenuation after controlling for demographic and clinical confounders, suggesting hearing deficits may be associated with diminished driving performance and reduced comprehension of oral test instructions.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":40,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/the-association-between-hearing-and-driving-performance-among-older-adults/426898/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/the-association-between-hearing-and-driving-performance-among-older-adults/426898.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"RuangKosong","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-23","2026-09-29",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":52},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What was the study examining regarding older adults and driving?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"The study examined the association between hearing ability and on-road driving performance among older adults.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How were hearing and driving performance measured?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"Hearing was assessed using a whisper test, and driving performance was rated using a previously validated 35-item scale derived from a Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles exam.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"What did the regression models show about hearing errors and driving scores?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"The number of errors on the hearing test was significantly associated with poorer driving scores in negative binomial regression, and this association weakened after adjusting for demographic and clinical confounders, including cognitive function.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},426898,1791263526,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":52,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":8,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":81},962090883219,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_276721f389ce27ea32af1340a28f341c","1012 Innovation in Aging, 2025, Vol. 9, No. S2  \nAbstract citation ID: igaf122.3412  \nTHE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HEARING AND  \nDRIVING PERFORMANCE AMONG OLDER ADULTS  \nRichard Marottoli1, Margaret Doyle1, and Margaret Wallhagen2, 1. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 2. University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States  \nThe ability to continue to drive is often essential to an older adult’s independence yet may pose a safety risk. Visual and cognitive impairment have been associated with driving performance and crashes, yet less is known about the potential effects of hearing loss. We examined the association between hearing and on-road driving performance scores among 494 community living adults aged >70. Eligibility criteria included cognitive status of > 18 on the Mini-Mental State Examination and visual distance acuity > 20/70. Hearing was assessed by the whisper test (6 numbers/ear, possible range 0-12 correct) . Driving performance was rated on a previously validated 35-item scale derived from the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles exam (scored 0-70, higher score better) . Participants had a mean age of 78.6; 87% were male. In negative binomial regression models the number of errors on the hearing test was significantly associated with poorer driving scores (Rate Ratio (CI)=1.03 (1.02, 1.05)) . This association was attenuated in a model adjusted for potential demographic and clinical confounders, including cognitive function. With the addition of an item indicating whether the driver understood oral instruction, per the evaluator, the adjusted association became only marginally significant. Findings suggest that hearing deficits may be associated with poorer driving performance and possibly mediated by the inability to adequately hear test instructions. Further research is needed to explore this relationship to assure older adults are not disadvantaged during driving tests.","cbCaijkYoJ3VZeUF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijkYoJ3VZeUF","pdf",52320,"English","# Background\n# Methods\n## Participants\n## Measures\n# Results\n# Interpretation and Implications","[{\"question\":\"What was the study examining regarding older adults and driving?\",\"answer\":\"The study examined the association between hearing ability and on-road driving performance among older adults.\"},{\"question\":\"How were hearing and driving performance measured?\",\"answer\":\"Hearing was assessed using a whisper test, and driving performance was rated using a previously validated 35-item scale derived from a Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles exam.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the regression models show about hearing errors and driving scores?\",\"answer\":\"The number of errors on the hearing test was significantly associated with poorer driving scores in negative binomial regression, and this association weakened after adjusting for demographic and clinical confounders, including cognitive function.\"}]","THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HEARING AND DRIVING PERFORMANCE AMONG OLDER ADULTS | PDF",1790642140]