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Table 5 Functional performance measured in in-person assessment in the Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) study

From: Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD): study design and methods

Function

Instrument

Cognitive

 Verbal fluency

Retrieval Fluency (UMISR 2016)

 Attention/concentration, executive functions

Trail Making A (usually the practice) & B (Eby et al. 2007; Marshall et al. 2013a; Molnar et al. 2014)

 Visuospatial skills

Clock Drawing Test (Eby et al. 2007; Marshall et al. 2013a, 2013b; Molnar et al. 2014)

 Simple and choice reaction time

Deary-Liewald Reaction Time Tester (Deary et al. 2011)

 Episodic/working memory task

Immediate and Delayed Word Recall (Wallace and Herzog 1995)

 Attention, psychomotor speed (perceptual speed, visual scanning, memory)

Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) (Vanlaar et al. 2014)

Motor

 Lower extremity strength and dynamic balance

Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB): Side by Side (Guralnik et al. 1995; Pahar et al. 2014; NHATS 2016)

 Lower extremity strength and dynamic balance

SPPB: Semi-tandem (Guralnik et al. 1995; Pahar et al. 2014; NHATS 2016)

 Lower extremity strength and dynamic balance

SPPB: Full-tandem (Guralnik et al. 1995; Pahar et al. 2014; NHATS 2016)

 Lower extremity strength and dynamic balance

SPPB: One Leg Stand Eyes Open (Guralnik et al. 1995; Pahar et al. 2014; NHATS 2016)

 Usual gait speed

SPPB: Gait Speed Test (Guralnik et al. 1995; Pahar et al. 2014; NHATS 2016)

Lower extremity strength

SPPB: Single Chair Stand (Guralnik et al. 1995; Pahar et al. 2014; NHATS 2016)

 Lower extremity strength

SPPB: Repeated Chair Stand (Guralnik et al. 1995; Pahar et al. 2014; NHATS 2016)

 Strength

Grip Strength (Eby et al. 2007; Pahar et al. 2014; NHATS 2016)

 Dexterity

9-Hole Peg Dexterity Test (Sommerfeld et al. 2004; Eby et al. 2007; HealthMeasures 2017a)

 Fast gait speed

Rapid Pace Walk (Eby et al. 2007; Marshall et al. 2013a)

 Range of motion – neck range of motion and peripheral vision

Marottoli Method (Marshall et al. 2013a)

Perception

 Acuity – dynamic, far, near

Tumbling “E” Chart (Marshall et al. 2013a; Molnar et al. 2014)

 Contrast sensitivity

Pelli Robson (Eby et al. 2007; Marshall et al. 2013a; Molnar et al. 2014)

 Auditory perception

Whisper Voice Test (Eby et al. 2007; Marshall et al. 2013a; Molnar et al. 2014)

 Visual spatial skills

Motor Visual Perception Test (MVPT) (Marshall et al. 2013a; Molnar et al. 2014)