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Dementia and driving — perceptions and changing habits
Author(s)	Geri Adler, Susan Rottunda, Michael Kuskowski
Journal title	Clinical Gerontologist, vol 20, no 2, 1999
Pages	pp 23-34
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Dementia ; Driving capability ; Personal relationships ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	To better understand the importance of driving in the lives of older people with dementia, the authors developed a survey which considered driving history, driving habits and attitudes about cessation of driving. 75 drivers with dementia and 75 collateral sources familiar with a patient's driving habits were surveyed. Patients had driven for an average of 57.8 years, for 5 days a week, and in many situations. 49 patients and 32 collaterals believed that the driver with dementia would be able to continue driving throughout the course of the disease. The driver with dementia was the preferred choice to make the best decision to discontinue driving by both patients and collaterals. The findings indicate that both drivers with dementia and their collaterals lack insight into the inevitability of the need to limit and eventually discontinue driving. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-990719214 A
Classmark	EA: OPF: DS: 3F: 7T
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