The Paradox of Dementia and Driving Cessation: "It's a Hot Topic," "Always on the Back Burner".

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Despite the well-recognized difficulty that persons with dementia and family carers experience in the decision making and transition to nondriving, there are few interventions and resources to support them. As part of our ongoing research to develop a driving cessation toolkit that addresses this gap, we sought to examine the context-specific factors relevant to its effective implementation in settings that support older adults with dementia.

Research design and methods

A qualitative descriptive approach was used to explore the perspectives of Alzheimer Society (AS) staff in their work of supporting people with dementia and family carers within the context of driving cessation. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with 15 AS staff members i

SUBMITTER: Stasiulis E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7491436 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature