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Consequences of driving cessation — decreased out-of-home activity levels
Author(s)	Richard A Marottoli, Carlos F Mendes de Leon, Thomas A Glass
Journal title	Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 55B, no 6, November 2000
Pages	pp S334-S340
Keywords	Driving capability ; Mobility ; Participation ; Group activities ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	The hypothesis was tested that driving cessation leads to a decline in out-of-home activity levels. In 1989, a survey of driving practices was carried out as part of the New Haven Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) cohort. Of 1,316 respondents, 502 were active drivers as of 1988, 92 had stopped driving between 1982 and 1987, and 722 never drove or stopped before 1992. In this American study, driving cessation was strongly associated with decreased out-of-home activity, after adjusting for sociodemographic and health-related factors. The potential consequences of driving limitations or cessation should be taken into account when advising older drivers, and developing alternative transport strategies to help maintain their mobility. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010307211 A
Classmark	OPF: C4: TMB: HW: 3F: 7T
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