| Title |
Why older people stop to drive? A cohort study of older patients admitted to a rehabilitation setting
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, August 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s40520-017-0804-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christian Pozzi, Elena Lucchi, Alessandro Lanzoni, Simona Gentile, Sara Morghen, Marco Trabucchi, Giuseppe Bellelli, Alessandro Morandi |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study is to describe the predictive factors of driving cessation at 6-month follow-up in older patients discharged from a rehabilitation setting and evaluated by an occupational therapist in a multidisciplinary team. Of 95 patients, at 6-month 27.4% ceased to drive. The reasons for driving cessation were a patients' voluntary choice (42.3%) or a choice of their family (23.1%), and only in 34.6% of the patients the license was revoked by a medical commission. In a multivariate analysis greater functional impairment-measured with the Timed Up and Go test-(OR 12.60, CI 2.74-57.89; p < 0.01) was the only predictor of driving cessation. This study shows that the ability to walk safely and independently is a significant predictor of driving cessation. The simple assessment of this factor using the TUG might be an easy screening tool to prompt a second level evaluation to accurately identify unsafe driving. |
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