@article{ref1,
title="Indicators of self-rated driving across 3 years among a community-based sample of older adults",
journal="Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour",
year="2010",
author="Ackerman, Michelle L. and Vance, David E. and Wadley, Virginia G. and Ball, Karlene K.",
volume="13",
number="5",
pages="307-314",
abstract="These secondary analyses were conducted to identify predictors of self-rated driving ability over three years in community-dwelling older adults. From the Staying Keen in Later Life (SKILL) study, baseline and 3-year follow-up data for 426 older drivers were analyzed. Health, visual, physical, psychological and cognitive abilities were examined as prospective predictors of self-rated driving ability over a 3-year period, controlling for baseline self-rated driving. Results indicated that lower baseline ratings of self-efficacy and a diagnosis of osteoporosis independently predicted lower self-rated driving ability at 3-year follow-up. Interestingly, functional performance, such as visual, physical and cognitive abilities, were not predictive of self-ratings of driving ability across three years. Older drivers' self-ratings are more reflective of perceived self-efficacy rather than functional abilities. Self-screening tools for older drivers may be effective in improving the correspondence between perceived ability and actual ability in order to promote better informed decisions about driving regulation.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1369-8478",
doi="10.1016/j.trf.2010.06.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2010.06.003"
}