Automated Vehicles for People With Dementia: A “Tremendous Potential” That “Has Ways to go”―Reports of a Qualitative Study

Author:

Haghzare Shabnam12ORCID,Stasiulis Elaine34ORCID,Delfi Ghazaleh2,Mohamud Hodan2,Rapoport Mark J56ORCID,Naglie Gary78ORCID,Mihailidis Alex29ORCID,Campos Jennifer L210ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada

2. KITE–Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network , Toronto, Ontario , Canada

3. Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada

4. Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences , Toronto, Ontario , Canada

5. Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , Toronto, Ontario , Canada

6. Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada

7. Department of Medicine and Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences , Toronto, Ontario , Canada

8. Department of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada

9. Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada

10. Department of Psychology, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada

Abstract

Abstract Background and Objectives The prospect of automated vehicles (AVs) has generated excitement among the public and the research community about their potential to sustain the safe driving of people with dementia. However, no study to date has assessed the views of people with dementia on whether AVs may address their driving challenges. Research Design and Methods This mixed-methods study included two phases, completed by nine people with dementia. Phase I included questionnaires and individual semistructured interviews on attitudes toward using different types of AVs (i.e., partially or fully automated). Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to assess participants’ underlying reasons for and against AV use. The participants’ identified reasons against AV use informed the focus group discussions in Phase II, where participants were asked to reflect on potential means of overcoming their hesitancies regarding AV use. Results The results showed that people with dementia might place higher levels of trust in fully automated compared to partially automated AVs. In addition, while people with dementia expressed multiple incentives to use AVs (e.g., regaining personal freedom), they also had hesitations about AV use. These hesitancies were based on their perceptions about AVs (e.g., cost), their own abilities (i.e., potential challenges operating an AV), and driving conditions (i.e., risk of driving in adverse weather conditions). Discussion and Implications The findings of this study can help promote the research community’s appreciation and understanding of the significant potential of AVs for people with dementia while elucidating the potential barriers of AV use by people with dementia.

Funder

Canada’s Network of Technology and Aging

Schwartz Reisman institute for Technology and Society

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Geriatrics and Gerontology,Gerontology,General Medicine

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