Can Your Older Patients Drive Safely?

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• Creators:
  Staplin, Loren ; Lococo, Kathy H. ; Mastromatto, Tia ; Sifrit, Kathy J. ; Trazzera, Kathleen M.
• Corporate Creators:
  TransAnalytics, LLC ; United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Driver rehabilitation
  • Aged drivers
  • Age-related functional decline
  • Driving health
  • Driving safety
  • Injury prevention
  • Motor vehicle accidents
  • Preventive medicine
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000524519.45105.8d
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  American Journal of Nursing, Vol. 117, No. 9
• Contracting Officer:
  Sifrit, Kathy J.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Wolters Kluwer ; American Journal of Nursing
• Abstract:
  In many areas of the world, driving is an essential part of life and for reasons of comfort, convenience, and security remains the primary mode of transportation among older adults. Both normal aging and diseases that are more prevalent in advanced age can substantially reduce older drivers’ functional abilities, elevating their risk of involvement in motor vehicle accidents and serious injury or death. Identifying and intervening with older drivers at increased crash risk is an important aspect of preventive medicine. The authors discuss the specific driving risks adults face as they age and how nurses can raise older patients’ awareness of these risks. They also discuss the importance of connecting older adults to community resources that may help them continue driving safely for a longer period or find alternative transportation options.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35485/dot_35485_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 840.01 KB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f9377b98c8080e20922f91e8d2ecb60d47ee8a61aae4fedeea784e2cdff4fc8b