Self-reported health conditions and related driving reduction in older drivers

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• Alternative Title:
  Occup Ther Health Care
• Personal Author:
  Kandasamy, Deepika ; Betz, Marian E. ; DiGuiseppi, Carolyn ; Mielenz, Thelma ; Eby, David W. ; Molnar, Lisa J. ; Hill, Linda ; Strogatz, David ; Li, Guohua
• 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.
• Subjects:
  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
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ee925f0f2b8ec7adb008687698276f0d64708facbe5b2a9a207547503021d5f1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/79017/cdc_79017_DS1.pdf
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