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| Do older drivers with visual and cognitive impairment drive less? | | Author(s) | Jane C Stutts |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 46, no 7, July 1998 |
| Pages | pp 854-861 |
| Keywords | Accident prevention ; Visual impairment ; Cognitive impairment ; Testing ; Variance analysis ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Drivers aged 65 and over who were applying for renewal of driving licences in North Carolina were administered a battery of brief tests of cognitive and visual function, and measures of high and low contrast visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and peripheral vision. Participants were also asked to complete a brief survey containing questions about the number of miles they drove, and whether they avoided driving under certain conditions such as after dark. Results of multivariate logistic regression models show a clear pattern of reduced driving exposure - lower annual miles and greater avoidance of high-risk driving situations - associated with lower levels of cognitive and visual function. In general, the prevalence odds of reduced driving exposure were higher for cognitive function variables than for visual function variables, and higher for males than females. While findings of this study are reassuring, they do not guarantee that all drivers with cognitive and visual impairments are limiting their driving exposure appropriately. Geriatricians and other health professionals should be encouraged to evaluate their patients' fitness to drive, and to give advice accordingly. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980819005 A |
| Classmark | OQ: BR: E4: 3T: 3YA: 7T |
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