Highlights ► Community dwelling older adults were classified according to 3 cognitive status groups without dementia. ► Driving status, habits, and intentions in relation to past, present and future were examined. ► Multiple reasons for restricting or quitting driving were found. ► Gathering further information regarding influential factors for older adult's driving behaviors may inform public policy.
Abstract Cognitively impaired older adults may be at increased risk of unsafe driving. Individuals with insight into their own impairments may minimize their risk by restricting or stopping driving. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of cognitive impairment on driving status and driving habits and intentions. Participants were classified as cognitively impaired, no dementia single (CIND-single), CIND-multiple, or not cognitively impaired (NCI) and compared on their self-reported driving status, habits, and intentions to restrict or quit driving in the future. The groups differed significantly in driving status, but not in whether they restricted their driving or reduced their driving frequency. CIND-multiple group also had significantly higher intention to restrict/stop driving than the NCI group. Reasons for restricting and quitting driving were varied and many individuals reported multiple reasons, both external and internal, for their driving habits and intentions. Regardless of cognitive status, none of the current drivers were seriously thinking of restricting or quitting driving in the next 6 months. It will be important to determine, in future research, how driving practices change over time and what factors influence decisions to restrict or stop driving for people with cognitive impairment.
The influence of cognitive impairment with no dementia on driving restriction and cessation in older adults
Accident Analysis and Prevention ; 49 ; 308-315
2011-11-19
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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