An online driving decision aid for older drivers reduces ambivalence and regret about driving decisions: Randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Decisions about driving cessation can be stressful for older adults. We tested effects of a driving decision aid (DDA) on psychosocial outcomes among older drivers during two-year follow-up.

Methods

Multisite randomized controlled trial of licensed drivers ages ≥70 with at least one diagnosis associated with increased likelihood of driving cessation, without significant cognitive impairment. The intervention was the online Healthwise® DDA, addressing "Is it time to stop driving?"; controls received National Institute on Aging web-based information for older drivers. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months. Primary outcomes were the Decision Regret Scale, Decisional Conflict Scale (assessing decisional ambivalence or uncertainty), and PROMIS De

SUBMITTER: DiGuiseppi CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12001976 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature