VR for the Elderly: Quantitative and Qualitative Differences in Performance with a Driving Simulator

VR FOR THE ELDERLY: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCES IN PERFORMANCE WITH A DRIVING SIMULATOR Authors

Survey of gender effect on driving performance and mental workload of Young Drivers using a driving simulator

Background and aims: Road traffic accident annually lead to the death of 1.2 million people and also the disability of some 50 million people in the world. Iran is one of the countries with the highest rates of road accidents in the world. According to the annual statistics by the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization, 15,932 people have lost their lives in road traffic accidents in 1395 sh. Acco...

Survey the effect of texting on driving performances using drivers driving a Simulator

Introduction: There is evidence that driver distraction is one of the major causes of vehicle accidents. One of the key factors that can affect people's driving performance drastically, is texting. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the effects of texting on driving functions using a driving simulator. Methods and Materials: This study was conducted on 80 students ranging fro...

Empowerment in the self-management of hypertension: challenges from the perspective of Iranian elderly patients

 Uncontrolled hypertension in the elderly causes various diseases and disability. This study was aimed to explore the challenges in self-management empowerment from the perspective of Iranian elderly patients with hypertension. Using exploratory descriptive approach, on 30 hypertension patients in Bushehr by purposive and convenience sampling method. First, qualitative data were collected throu...

Examining usability of a virtual reality driving simulator

Statement of Problem: The current study examined specific aspects of usability of a newly developed VR Driver Rehabilitation (VR-DR) system. Method: Measures of user feedback and user-comfort were examined among 54 participants, 33 individuals with acquired brain injury [20 with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and 13 with cerebral vascular accident (CVA)] and 21 healthy controls (HC). All particip...