Driving Habits of Older Adults: A Population-based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe factors associated with driving history, habits, and self-reported driving difficulties of 1982 older adults in a population-based survey.

Setting

This was a community setting.

Participants

Age-stratified random population sample drawn from publicly available voter registration list.

Design

Participants underwent assessments including cognitive testing and self-reported current and past driving status, instrumental activities of daily living, self-rated health, social supports, physical limitations, and depressive symptoms. We built multivariable logistic regression models to identify factors associated with never having driven, having ceased driving, and reporting difficulties while driving.

Results

In the multivariable model, "ne

SUBMITTER: Bhojak T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8387314 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Sep 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature