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Driving cessation — what older former drivers tell us
Author(s)	Ann M Dellinger, Meena Sehgal, David A Sleet
Journal title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 49, no 4, April 2001
Pages	pp 431-435
Keywords	Driving capability ; Attitude ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Of 1,950 licensed driver respondents age 55+ living in the community and part of the Lipid Research Clinics Prevalence Studies in southern California, 141 had given up driving in the previous 5 years. Among those who had stopped, mean age was 85.5 years, 65.2% were female, and most reported that they were in good or very good health. Nearly two-thirds reported driving less than 50 miles per week prior to stopping, and 12.1% reported having crashed during the previous 5 years. Most common reasons for stopping were medical (41%) and age-related (19.4%). However, those who stopped for medical reasons had fewer medical conditions than current drivers. This suggests that a broader measure of general health or functional ability may play a dominant role in decisions to stop driving. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020115212 A
Classmark	OPF: DP: 3KB: 7T
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