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Liliana Alvarez
Assistant Professor
Western University<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Stopping driving is a major blow to the independence of people with Parkinson\u2019s disease. At Western University, Professors Liliana Alvarez and Jeffrey Holmes test the effectiveness of car warning systems that beep or flash flights if a car is in the driver\u2019s blind spot when they switch lanes. If they confirm this existing technology could help people with Parkinson\u2019s, or can modify the lane-changing aids to be more effective, the recommendations would help people keep driving and stay independent longer.<\/p>\n

Driving is key to keeping people independent and healthy. For people with Parkinson\u2019s, including many who are diagnosed with the early-onset form of the disease, having to stop driving drastically affects their quality of life.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a diagnosis of Parkinson\u2019s disease does not mean you are unfit to drive,\u201d says Liliana Alvarez, an assistant professor at Western University. \u201cPeople with mild to moderate Parkinson\u2019s may have years of safe driving ahead of them. But as the disease progresses, adequate supports need to be put into place to avoid them having any issues with their driving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alvarez and her team have already determined that switching lanes is a critical error on driving tests and a cause of accidents for people with Parkinson\u2019s, because the task requires people to process several pieces of information and make quick decisions.<\/p>\n

Now they are using a driving simulator to test the effectiveness of technology already available in some vehicle models that signals when another car is in a driver\u2019s blind spot when they shift lanes.<\/p>\n

They want to see if the blinking lights or warning sounds that the blind spot technology uses will help\u2014or further distract\u2014drivers with Parkinson\u2019s. Their research is made possible through a one-year $43,065 Pilot Project Grant funded by Garden Centre Group Co-Op Corp (GCGCC) through the Parkinson Canada Research Program.<\/p>\n

Participants in this pilot project will use the simulator to \u201cdrive\u201d a route that has been designed to challenge their lane-changing ability, with the help of this new technology.<\/p>\n

If the technology and training on how to use it helps people with Parkinson\u2019s, Alvarez will develop recommendations so doctors can provide concrete supports to help people continue to drive and stay independent.<\/p>\n

When Alvarez practised as an occupational therapist, not having more strategies to help people with Parkinson\u2019s live more independently frustrated her. That\u2019s why her research aims to make a practical difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor people with Parkinson\u2019s disease and their caregivers, driving is a key determinant of quality of life. They feel they are still active because they can go places and make decisions about how they are going to use their own time,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

With more and more people being diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s, including one of Alvarez\u2019s family members, \u201cwe haven\u2019t done enough in terms of intervention,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

She hopes their work will make a difference, and set the stage for a larger clinical trial eventually.<\/p>\n

\u201cParkinson Canada is really setting a precedent in terms of funding research that is going to help people with Parkinson\u2019s disease live well today,\u201d Alvarez says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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