Liddle Jacki, Gustafsson Louise, Bartlett Helen, McKenna Kryss
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Aust Occup Ther J. 2012 Oct;59(5):384-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2011.00956.x. Epub 2011 Oct 14.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Driving cessation has been recognised as affecting the health and wellbeing of older people. Further exploration of the impact of driving status on time use, role participation and life satisfaction was required.
A cross-sectional survey of 234 older people (current drivers, retired drivers and people who have never driven) was employed. Time use in the previous week, role participation and life satisfaction were measured and compared between the groups, while controlling for sociodemographic variables (health status, activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living status, gender, age and living situation).
When compared to current drivers, retired drivers had significantly lower life satisfaction (P = 0.01), fewer present roles (P < 0.0001) and were less likely to participate in volunteer (P = 0.005) and family member roles (P = 0.009). Retired drivers spent less time on social leisure (P = 0.002) and away from home (P = 0.0001), and more time in solitary leisure (P= 0.0001). Comparing the participation of retired drivers with those who had never driven indicated that retired drivers spent significantly less time in volunteer work (P = 0.009).
The findings indicate that older non-drivers may require support for participation and wellbeing.
背景/目的：停止驾车已被认为会影响老年人的健康和幸福。需要进一步探究驾驶状态对时间利用、角色参与和生活满意度的影响。
对234名老年人（现职驾驶员、退休驾驶员和从未驾驶过的人）进行了横断面调查。测量并比较了各组在前一周的时间利用、角色参与和生活满意度，同时控制社会人口统计学变量（健康状况、日常生活活动和工具性日常生活活动状况、性别、年龄和居住情况）。
与现职驾驶员相比，退休驾驶员的生活满意度显著较低（P = 0.01），当前角色较少（P < 0.0001），参与志愿者活动（P = 0.005）和家庭成员角色的可能性较小（P = 0.009）。退休驾驶员在社交休闲活动上花费的时间较少（P = 0.002），离家时间较少（P = 0.0001），而在独自休闲上花费的时间较多（P = 0.0001）。将退休驾驶员与从未驾驶过的人进行比较，结果表明退休驾驶员在志愿工作上花费的时间显著较少（P = 0.009）。
研究结果表明，老年非驾驶员在参与活动和幸福生活方面可能需要支持。
