Driving Cessation in Patients Attending a Young-Onset Dementia Clinic: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although driving by persons with dementia is an important public health concern, little is known about driving cessation in younger people with dementia. We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors affecting driving cessation in individuals with and without dementia aged under 65 years attending a memory clinic in a European setting.

Methods

Subjects were consecutive patients assessed at a specialist memory service at a university teaching hospital between 2000 and 2010. The data collected included demographic, clinical, standardized cognitive assessments as well as information on driving. Dementia diagnosis was made using ICD-10 criteria.

Results

Of the 225 people who were or had been drivers, 32/79 (41%) with young-onset dementia (YOD) stopped drivin

SUBMITTER: Velayudhan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5968244 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature