Why older people stop to drive? A cohort study of older patients admitted to a rehabilitation setting.
Aging Clin Exp Res
; 30(5): 543-546, 2018 May.
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| ID: mdl-28791624
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is to describe the predictive factors of driving cessation at 6-month follow-up in older patients discharged from a rehabilitation setting and evaluated by an occupational therapist in a multidisciplinary team. Of 95 patients, at 6-month 27.4% ceased to drive. The reasons for driving cessation were a patients' voluntary choice (42.3%) or a choice of their family (23.1%), and only in 34.6% of the patients the license was revoked by a medical commission. In a multivariate analysis greater functional impairment-measured with the Timed Up and Go test-(OR 12.60, CI 2.74-57.89; p < 0.01) was the only predictor of driving cessation. This study shows that the ability to walk safely and independently is a significant predictor of driving cessation. The simple assessment of this factor using the TUG might be an easy screening tool to prompt a second level evaluation to accurately identify unsafe driving.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Condução de Veículo
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Envelhecimento
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Comportamento de Escolha
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Aging Clin Exp Res
Assunto da revista:
GERIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália