Citation

Windsor TD, Anstey KJ. Clin. Interv. Aging 2006; 1(3): 205-211.

Affiliation

Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia. Tim.Windsor@anu.edu.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Dove Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18046872

PMCID

PMC2695172

Abstract

As a result of our aging population, the coming years will see increasing numbers of older adults faced with the prospect of giving up driving due to poor health or functional limitations. Driving cessation has been associated with negative psychosocial outcomes for older adults including restricted mobility and depression. While several studies report evaluations of interventions designed to help older adults to drive safely for longer, there is a paucity of published research concerned with the design or implementation of intervention programs intended to reduce the negative consequences of driving cessation. This paper reviews cognitive and educational interventions designed to promote older driver safety, and discusses possible approaches to the design and implementation of clinical interventions for older adults who have ceased driving. A broad framework for adaptable interventions based on the theoretical tenets of social cognitive theory, with an emphasis on planning for cessation, problem-solving and the involvement of friends and family members is proposed.

Language: en