@article{ref1,
title="Mental impairment and driving licences for elderly people--a survey among Norwegian general practitioners",
journal="Scandinavian journal of primary health care",
year="1996",
author="Braekhus, A. and Engedal, K.",
volume="14",
number="4",
pages="223-228",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Study how GPs assess mental function when a health certificate for elderly drivers has to be issued. DESIGN: Postal questionnaire survey. SETTING: Nationwide survey. SUBJECTS: Random sample of 532 Norwegian general practitioners, response rate 54%. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Open and closed questions. RESULTS: Various types of examinations and assessments are carried out in this context. More than 50% always assess mental function. Only 22% use formal mental tests, mostly when in doubt. The assessment of elderly patients for a health certificate for driving is regarded by many as a difficult problem. CONCLUSION: There is a lack of uniformity in issuing a health certificate to elderly drivers, a low use of formal cognitive testing, and problems facing GPs in this context. More concrete guidelines and a formal second-line system would facilitate an objective assessment and could also alleviate the burden on the doctor.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0281-3432",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}