Johnson Julie E
Orvis School of Nursing/134, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, USA.
J Community Health Nurs. 2002 Winter;19(4):237-44. doi: 10.1207/S15327655JCHN1904_04.
The purpose of this study was to describe the reasons rural elders continue to drive against the advice of health professionals, family, or friends. Interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of 45 older adults living in isolated communities with populations ranging from 225 to 8,700 residents. Findings suggest that declining health was the primary reason the participants were advised to stop driving. They refused to do so because they did not believe they were unsafe, valued their independence, and feared isolation if they could not drive. Significant reassurance that they would not be forgotten would be required for them to stop driving.
本研究的目的是描述农村老年人不顾健康专家、家人或朋友的建议仍继续开车的原因。对居住在孤立社区的45名老年人进行了访谈，这些社区的人口在225至8700名居民之间。研究结果表明，健康状况下降是参与者被建议停止开车的主要原因。他们拒绝这样做，是因为他们不认为自己不安全，重视自己的独立性，并且担心如果不能开车会被孤立。要让他们停止开车，需要给予他们不会被遗忘的充分保证。
