Kandasamy Deepika, Betz Marian E, DiGuiseppi Carolyn, Mielenz T J, Eby David W, Molnar Lisa J, Hill Linda, Strogatz David, Li Guohua
a Department of Emergency Medicine , University of Colorado School of Medicine , Aurora , CO , USA.
b Department of Epidemiology Colorado School of Public Health , Aurora , CO , USA.
Occup Ther Health Care. 2018 Oct;32(4):363-379. doi: 10.1080/07380577.2018.1522681. Epub 2018 Oct 31.
We surveyed self-reported lifetime health conditions (using National Health and Aging Trends Study questions) and related driving reduction in a large multi-site older driver cohort (n = 2990) from the AAA Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) Study's baseline assessment. Those reporting reduced driving (n = 337) largely attributed reduction to musculoskeletal (29%), neurologic (13%), and ophthalmologic (10%) conditions. Women reported health condition-related driving reduction more often than men (14% versus 8%, p<.001). Mobility affects well-being; health professionals should consider that health conditions may cause older adults to reduce driving. Gender differences deserve attention in future research and education efforts.
我们通过美国汽车协会(AAA)老龄化驾驶员纵向研究(LongROAD)的基线评估,对一个大型多地点老年驾驶员队列(n = 2990)中自我报告的终身健康状况(使用国家健康与老龄化趋势研究问题)及相关的驾驶减少情况进行了调查。那些报告驾驶减少的人(n = 337)大多将驾驶减少归因于肌肉骨骼疾病(29%)、神经系统疾病(13%)和眼科疾病(10%)。女性报告与健康状况相关的驾驶减少情况比男性更频繁(14%对8%,p<0.001)。行动能力影响幸福感;健康专业人员应考虑到健康状况可能导致老年人减少驾驶。在未来的研究和教育工作中,性别差异值得关注。