PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Akshay Dwarakanath
AU  - Dipansu Ghosh
AU  - Samantha Jamson
AU  - Mark Elliott
TI  - Impact of speed and age on an office based advanced driving simulator (MinUoLDS) between obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) patients and controls
DP  - 2014 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - P2221
VI  - 44
IP  - Suppl 58
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P2221.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P2221.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2014 Sep 01; 44
AB  - IntroductionUntreated OSAS is associated with increased likelihood of being involved in road traffic accidents. We have previously shown that controls perform better on the MiniUoLDS than OSAS patients. Evaluating the fail category, we hypothesised that higher speed and age may be contributing factors both in controls and OSAS patients.Methods154 (Age 53 +/- 12, ESS 14+/-7, ODI 40+/- 26) untreated OSAS patients and 110 controls (Age 55+/-15, ESS 4+/- 3) were included. All performed a 90km motorway driving simulation, which included 8 epochs. The mean speed during the simulation and the age of the subjects were compared between the two groups. The MiniUoLDS outcomes fail or no fail was based on preset criteria.ResultsControls who failed the MiniUoLDS had a significantly higher mean speed as compared to other groups. A hierarchical pattern in the mean speed was noted between controls and patients.Despite driving at a slower speed, some OSAS patients failed the MiniUoLDS. The outcome on the MiniUoLDS was not age dependent between OSAS patients and controls.ConclusionHigher speed may be a possible contributing factor in controls but not in OSAS patients who failed the MiniUoLDS. The outcome on the MiniUoLDS is not age dependent both in OSAS patients and controls. These factors should be considered when developing a driving simulator in the future.