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Attitudes of primary care physicians toward older drivers — a Finnish-Swedish comparison
Author(s)	Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist, Per Henriksson, Torbjorn Falkmer
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 21, no 1, March 2002
Pages	pp 58-69
Keywords	Driving capability ; Attitude ; General practitioners ; Comparison ; Finland ; Sweden.
Annotation	Finnish and Swedish general practitioners' (GPs) activities, knowledge and attitudes related to ageing and driving were compared using a postal survey to evaluate the effects of the two countries' different driver licensing policies. The hypothesis was that the existence of an obligatory medical screening system in Finland would make the Finnish GPs more active or knowledgeable concerning ageing and driving than their Swedish colleagues with no experience of such a system. A total of 1682 GPs completed the survey. The results did not support the hypothesis, as the Swedish GPs reported more activities than did their Finnish colleagues. The level of knowledge was similar in both countries, but the Finnish GPs had higher confidence in their diagnostic competence and more restrictive attitudes than did the Swedish GPs. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020624204 A
Classmark	OPF: DP: QT6: 48: 76L: 76P
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