Anticipatory guidance provision related to driving safety/cessation for older drivers : a rural-urban comparison.

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• Creators:
  Huseth, Andrea
• Corporate Creators:
  Rural Transportation Safety and Security Center (U.S.) ; North Dakota State University. Master of Public Health Program
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aged drivers
  • Rural areas
  • Mobility
  • Safety education
  • Surveys
  • Driving cessation
  • Medical personnel
  • Health care
  • Urban areas
  • Counseling
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MPC 14-277
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  West North Central States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mountain Plains Consortium
• Abstract:
  Older drivers are overrepresented in motor vehicle crash fatalities. As the U.S. population continues to ; age, this problem will grow. Health care providers (HCPs) are in a position to provide their older patients ; with education which may prevent further motor vehicle fatalities. Rural older adults are more likely to ; equate driving with mobility and quality of life due to a lack of alternative transportation options, often ; leading them to continue driving longer. This study sought to compare the frequency of mobility ; counseling provision among rural and urban HCPs to older adults, in addition to determining barriers to ; providing this information. Surveys were administered to HCPs and older adults in rural and urban areas ; in the upper Midwest. Older adults in general received little counseling from their HCPs in regard to ; driving safety or driving cessation, with a majority of respondents having never received any information ; on this topic. Frequency of mobility counseling provision related to driving cessation as offered by HCPs ; in general increased with patient age. Rural HCPs were less likely than their urban counterparts to provide ; this type of information to their patients. One of the greatest barriers HCPs listed to providing mobility ; counseling was the lack of time during a patient visit. Rural HCPs were also less likely than urban HCPs ; to feel there are adequate resources for older drivers in their communities, and were less likely to know ; where to refer their patients in need of testing for their fitness for continued driving.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28667/dot_28667_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.26 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2e0a0005f2b4e180e3cd6282af6e7aa76773aab555de5f8e558fa4c32a3b75a2