MIRA awards catalyst grants to interdisciplinary research proposals from each faculty, including plans to turn the RBG's trails into a living lab, to trace family health across generations of Hamiltonians, to manage chronic pain, and to help with the transition when older adults stop driving.
The study results, published in the journal Gerontechnology, suggest that while older drivers find the rear view cameras helpful, they would appreciate more education on how to use them.
Working as an occupational therapist in a hospital serving a small Ontario community, Brenda Vrkljan noted the importance her patients put on returning to driving their car as soon as possible.