Details:

Alternative Title:
Occup Ther Health Care
Personal Author:
Kandasamy, Deepika ; Betz, Marian E. ; DiGuiseppi, Carolyn ; Mielenz, Thelma ; Eby, David W. ; ... More +
Kandasamy, Deepika ; Betz, Marian E. ; DiGuiseppi, Carolyn ; Mielenz, Thelma ; Eby, David W. ; Molnar, Lisa J. ; Hill, Linda ; Strogatz, David ; Li, Guohua Less -
Description:
We surveyed self-reported lifetime health conditions (using National Health and Aging Trends Study questions) and related driving reduction in a large multi-site older driver cohort (n = 2990) from the AAA Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) Study's baseline assessment. Those reporting reduced driving (n = 337) largely attributed reduction to musculoskeletal (29%), neurologic (13%), and ophthalmologic (10%) conditions. Women reported health condition-related driving reduction more often than men (14% versus 8%, p<.001). Mobility affects well-being; health professionals should consider that health conditions may cause older adults to reduce driving. Gender differences deserve attention in future research and education efforts.
Subject:
[+]
Activities Of Daily Living
Aged
Automobile Driving
Chronic Disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Self Report
Sex Distribution

Source:
Occup Ther Health Care. 32(4):363-379
Pubmed ID:
30380951
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6532974
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
K23 AG043123/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; R49 CE002096/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; R49CE002096/ACL HHS/United States
K23 AG043123/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; R49 CE002096/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; R49CE002096/ACL HHS/United States Less -
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
[+]
urn:sha256:ee925f0f2b8ec7adb008687698276f0d64708facbe5b2a9a207547503021d5f1
File Type:

Supporting Files

• 	nihms-1026913-f0001.gif	gif
  	nihms-1026913-f0001.jpg	jpeg
  	nihms-1026913-f0002.gif	gif
  	nihms-1026913-f0002.jpg	jpeg
  	nihms-1026913.nxml	xml

More +