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| Social integration and social support among older adults following driving cessation | | Author(s) | Briana Mezuk, George W Rebok |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 63B, no 5, September 2008 |
| Pages | pp S298-S303 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Driving capability ; Integration ; Friend care ; Family care ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The impact of older people's driving cessation on social integration and perceived social support from relatives and friends was evaluated, using data from the US Healthcare Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study. Analysis was restricted to 398 participants aged 50+ with a history of driving. Social integration (number and frequency of contact) and perceived social support (from relatives/friends), driving status (continuing or ceased) and demographic and health characteristics were assessed in interviews 13 years apart. The potential mediating role of ability to use public transport was also investigated. Repeated measures random intercept models were used to evaluate the effect of driving cessation on social network characteristics over time. Former drivers were older, were more likely to be female and non-white, had lower education, had poorer self-rated health, and had lower Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores relative to continuing drivers. Over the follow-up period, cessation was associated with a reduced network of friends. The association was not mediated by ability to use public transport. Cessation had no impact on support from friends or relatives. Social integration is negatively affected by driving cessation among older people who feel competent in using alternative forms of transport, at least concerning networks of friends. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081009217 A |
| Classmark | OPF: TO: P6:SX: P6:SJ: 3F: 7T |
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