Health conditions, health symptoms and driving difficulties in older adults.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES:Previous research has indicated that age-related medical or health conditions can affect driving performance in older adults but little, if any, research has examined the mechanisms through which health conditions affect driving difficulties in older adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, correlational study. SETTING:Random sample from the community. We examined the nature of the relations among health conditions, health-related symptoms, physical fitness levels and specific types of self-reported driving difficulties in a random sample of older adults. PARTICIPANTS:Three hundred eighteen adults 60 years of age or older. INTERVENTION:None. MEASUREMENTS:General health, health-related symptoms, driving-related difficulties and physical activity. RESULTS:Our findings support the position that health-related symptoms are more clearly associated with driving difficulties than are health conditions, and mediate the relations between health conditions and driving difficulties. Health-related symptoms involving the spine and lower body appeared to be particularly relevant to difficulties with driving experienced in those body areas (i.e. spine and lower body). CONCLUSION:These findings are encouraging, in that the most frequently reported symptoms are in areas highly amenable to modification and, in that most of our respondents indicated a willingness to engage in exercise if an association between fitness and driving was demonstrated.

journal_name

Age Ageing

journal_title

Age and ageing

authors

Tuokko HA,Rhodes RE,Dean R

doi

10.1093/ageing/afm032

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-07-01 00:00:00

pages

389-94

issue

4

eissn

0002-0729

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1468-2834

pii

afm032

journal_volume

36

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