Little is known about the causes and degree of cognitive dysfunction in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), especially their driving abilities. The purpose of the study is to examine the cognitive skills of patients with COPD by using a driving simulator and to examine correlations to factors that may predict cognitive dysfunction in these patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Patients are asked to use a driving simulator to test their driving skills
Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Denmark
Standard deviation from the centre of the road
Measuring how far from the centre of the road the patient has been driving in the driving simulation
Time frame: During the 30 min. of driving in the simulator
Number of nil responses
Measuring the number of times the patients doesn't react to the number "2" on the screen
Time frame: During the 30 min. of driving in the simulator
Response time
Measuring the mean amount of response time from the number "2" appears on the screen until the patient reacts
Time frame: During the 30 min. of driving in the simulator
Number of off-road events per hour
The number of times the car is off-road during the driving simulation
Time frame: During the 30 min. of driving in the simulator
Number of patients with comorbidities
Patients with comorbidities will be registered
Time frame: At enrolment
Lung function tests
Time frame: At enrolment
Depression and anxiety
Using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
Time frame: At enrolment
Cognitive functions
Using the Mini Mental State Examination and the Clock Drawing Test
Time frame: At enrolment
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