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Older driver safety
— a survey of psychologists' attitudes, knowledge, and practices | | Author(s) | Janet Love, Holly Tuokko |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 35, no 3, September 2016 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, September 2016 |
| Pages | pp 393-404 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Driving capability ; Ageing process ; Clinical psychologists ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Using an online survey, this study examined the knowledge, attitudes and practices with respect to older driver safety concerns of clinical psychologists from across Canada who self-identified as working with at least some drivers over 60 years of age. 84 psychologists completed the survey, and many were aware of issues relevant to older driver safety, although only about half reported that assessing fitness to drive was an important issue in their practice. The majority (75%) reported that they would benefit from education concerning evaluation of fitness to drive. The primary recommendation emerging from this investigation was to increase efforts to inform and educate psychologists about driving-related assessment and regulatory issues in general, and specifically with respect to older adults. As the population ages, it is of growing importance for all health care providers to understand the influence of mental health conditions _ including cognitive impairment and dementia _ on driving skills. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170224224 A |
| Classmark | OPF: BG: QT9A: DP: 3F: 7S |
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