TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Older drivers reduced engagement in distracting behaviors over a six-year period: findings from the Candrive longitudinal study
JO  - Journals of gerontology. Series B: psychological sciences and social sciences
A1  - Bedard, Michel
A1  - Maxwell, Hillary
A1  - Weaver, Bruce
A1  - Stinchcombe, Arne
A1  - Gelinas, Isabelle
A1  - Mazer, Barbara
A1  - Naglie, Gary
A1  - Porter, Michelle M.
A1  - Rapoport, Mark J.
A1  - Tuokko, Holly
A1  - Vrkljan, Brenda
A1  - Marshall, Shawn
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Baltes and Baltes' "selective optimisation with compensation" (SOC) model is pertinent to driving but evidence about the use of compensation using longitudinal designs is scarce. Therefore, we sought to determine if older drivers reduced their engagement in distracting behaviors while driving, over a six-year period. <br><br>METHOD: We used data captured over several annual assessments from a cohort of 583 drivers aged 70 and over to determine if their engagement in 12 distracting behaviors (e.g., listening to the radio, talking with passengers) declined over time. We adjusted our multivariable model for several potential confounders of the association between our outcome variable and time. <br><br>RESULTS: Overall, and after adjustment for potential confounders, the participants reduced their engagement in distracting behaviors over the study period (OR = 0.96, 95% CI = 0.95-0.97). Baseline age was negatively associated with engagement in distracting behaviors (OR = 0.95, 95% CI = 0.94-0.96). Men engaged in more distracting behaviors than women (OR = 1.15, 95% CI = 1.03-1.27), as did participants living in the largest urban centers compared to participants living in the smallest areas (OR = 1.21, 95% CI = 1.04-1.41). The number of kilometers driven per year (for every 10,000 km) was positively associated with the proportion of distracting behaviors drivers engaged in (OR = 1.13, 95% CI = 1.08-1.19). <br><br>DISCUSSION: Drivers in our cohort reduced their engagement in distracting behaviors over the study period. This suggests that older drivers adjust their driving over time, which aligns with age-related theories and models about compensation.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1079-5014
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbad168
ID  - ref1
ER  -