Coming Out of "Retirement"-Predictors of Driving Resumption Among Older Drivers.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Predictors and consequences of driving cessation in older adults have been studied extensively. This study sought to establish the extent to which former drivers resume driving and identify associated factors.

Research design and methods

Descriptive analysis of the 2011-2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study data (Round 1: n = 6,680; Round 5: n = 3,409) characterized the extent of driving resumption through 2015 by baseline driving status (driver, former driver, never driver). Weighted multivariate logistic regression and multilevel longitudinal models examined predictors of driving resumption.

Results

Among drivers who stopped driving during the study, 17%-28% resumed driving. Age, vehicle ownership, stroke, hospitalizatio

SUBMITTER: Ratnapradipa KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6208715 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature