The epidemiology of driving in later life: Sociodemographic, health and functional characteristics, predictors of incident cessation, and driving expectations

dc.contributor.authorAnstey, Kaarin
dc.contributor.authorLi, Xiaolan
dc.contributor.authorHosking, Diane
dc.contributor.authorEramudugolla, Ranmalee
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-03T23:42:48Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.updated2022-01-16T07:22:25Z
dc.description.abstractAim: To describe population-level characteristics of drivers and non-drivers in a cohort of older Australians and identify predictors of driving cessation and expectations. Methods: The sample comprised the oldest cohort of the PATH Through Life project who were assessed 4 times between 2001 and 2013. At waves 3 and 4 questions on driving were included in the study interview. Data were also collected on health, physical and cognitive function and psychosocial wellbeing. Descriptive analyses compared drivers and non-drivers on sociodemographic, health and functional variables and regression models identified predictors of cessation and driving expectations. Results: 92.5% of the sample were current drivers. They reported better physical, mental and cognitive health than non-drivers. Drivers expected to drive for another 12.6 years, the majority drove 6+ days per week. Four percent of the sample ceased driving over the four year follow-up. Predictors of cessation were financial problems, driving expectations and driving fewer kilometres per week. Predictors of expectations were poorer self rated health, mastery, difficulties reading maps, self-rated visual function, years of driving experience, and fewer kilometres driven per week. Conclusion: Driving is normative for many older Australians in their 70s. Similar factors are associated with actual cessation and expectation of driving suggesting that older adults do have a sense of their expected driving life.en_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.issn0001-4575en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/288021
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherElsevieren_AU
dc.relationhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/418039en_AU
dc.relationhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1102160en_AU
dc.relationhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE110001029en_AU
dc.relationhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1102694en_AU
dc.rights© 2017 The authorsen_AU
dc.sourceAccident Analysis and Preventionen_AU
dc.subjectOlder driversen_AU
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_AU
dc.subjectDriving cessationen_AU
dc.subjectCohorten_AU
dc.subjectAgeingen_AU
dc.subjectLongitudinalen_AU
dc.titleThe epidemiology of driving in later life: Sociodemographic, health and functional characteristics, predictors of incident cessation, and driving expectationsen_AU
dc.typeJournal articleen_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage116en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage110en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationAnstey, Kaarin, College of Health and Medicine, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationLi, Xiaolan, College of Health and Medicine, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationHosking, Diane, College of Health and Medicine, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationEramudugolla, Ranmalee, College of Health and Medicine, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailu4038535@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidAnstey, Kaarin, u4038535en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidLi, Xiaolan, u5527155en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidHosking, Diane, u1548559en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidEramudugolla, Ranmalee, u3064413en_AU
local.description.embargo2099-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIESen_AU
local.identifier.absfor420606 - Social determinants of healthen_AU
local.identifier.absfor420201 - Behavioural epidemiologyen_AU
local.identifier.absseo200401 - Behaviour and healthen_AU
local.identifier.absseo200502 - Health related to ageingen_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4485658xPUB652en_AU
local.identifier.citationvolume107en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.aap.2017.07.026en_AU
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-85029169080
local.identifier.thomsonID000412377600012
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu4485658en_AU
local.publisher.urlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/en_AU
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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