Decline in Other Instrumental Activities of Daily Living as Indicators of Driving Risk in Older Adults at an Academic Memory Clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Decisions around driving retirement are difficult for older persons living with cognitive decline and their caregivers. In many jurisdictions, physicians are responsible for notifying authorities of driving risks. However, there are no standardized guidelines for this assessment. Having access to a driving risk assessment tool could help older adults and their caregivers prepare for discussions around driving retirement. This study compares the clinical profiles of older adult drivers assessed in an academic memory clinic who were referred to the driving authority to older drivers who were not with a focus on instrumental activities of daily living (iADLs).

Methods

Data on referred (R) and not-referred (NR) drivers were extracted from medical records. Elements fro

SUBMITTER: Knoefel F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9844285 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature