Changes in the burden of medications that may impair driving among older adults before and after a motor vehicle crash.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medications are one of the most easily modifiable risk factors for motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) among older adults, yet limited information exists on how the use of potentially driver-impairing (PDI) medications changes following an MVC. Therefore, we examined the number and types of PDI medication classes dispensed before and after an MVC.

Methods

This observational study included Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged ≥67 years who were involved in a police-reported MVC in New Jersey as a driver between 2008 and 2017. Analyses were conducted at the "person-crash" level because participants could be involved in more than one MVC. We examined the use of 36 PDI medication classes in the 120 days before and 120 days after MVC. We described the number and preval

SUBMITTER: Riester MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10922040 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature