@article{ref1,
title="Planning for driving cessation in older drivers",
journal="Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour",
year="2020",
author="Feng, Ying Ru and Meuleners, Lynn",
volume="72",
number="",
pages="62-70",
abstract="This study examined the association between socio-demographic and driving characteristics and plans to cease driving in older drivers with and without suspected mild cognitive impairment (MCI), as measured by the Telephone Cognitive Screen (T-CogS) score. Lifestyle changes that participants had made to assist them transition to non-driving and their concerns about driving cessation were also examined. The study sample comprised 973 older drivers (65+ years) living in Perth, Western Australia. Information was collected on socio-demographic characteristics, health, cognitive function, driving-related characteristics and driving cessation. Descriptive and univariate statistics were undertaken to assess differences between drivers with and without suspected MCI. Multivariate logistic regression models examined the association between socio-demographic/driving-related characteristics and plans to cease driving. Increasing age (adjusted OR: 1.75, 95% CI = 1.22-2.50, p < 0.01), living alone (adjusted OR: 1.61, 95% CI = 1.09-2.38, p = 0.02), &quot;suggestion to stop or limit driving in the past year&quot; (adjusted OR: 5.07, 95% CI = 1.09-23.57, p = 0.04) and thinking it was &quot;not important to continue driving&quot; (adjusted OR: 4.80, 95% CI = 1.93-11.95, p < 0.01) were significantly associated with plans to cease driving. The odds were also doubled for drivers who reported that they were &quot;less confident in their driving skills&quot; than those who felt that their &quot;driving skills were about the same&quot; when compared to five years ago (adjusted OR: 2.29, 95% CI = 1.37-3.81, p = 0.01). Yet, only one-quarter of the drivers who planned to cease driving had made lifestyle changes as they transitioned to non-driving (26.1%, n = 134), despite most having at least one concern about driving cessation (92.2%, n = 474). Further research is needed to understand the decision-making process of older drivers as they transition to non-driving and help to develop strategies to promote their safe mobility and ease their transition when driving is no longer feasible.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1369-8478",
doi="10.1016/j.trf.2020.05.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2020.05.005"
}