Planning for driving cessation in older drivers

• Published in: Transportation research. Part F, Traffic psychology and behaviour Traffic psychology and behaviour, 2020-07, Vol.72, p.62-70
• Main Authors: Feng, Ying Ru, Meuleners, Lynn
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Ageing; Automobile drivers; Cognitive ability; Decision making; Demographics; Drivers; Driving cessation; Law enforcement; Older drivers; Older people; Plans for cessation; Regression models; Risk factors; Skills
• ISSN: 1369-8478; 1873-5517
• DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2020.05.005

•Cross-sectional study of plans to cease driving among older adults.•Suspected mild cognitive impairment was not associated with plans to cease driving.•Age, living alone and driving attitudes were associated with plans to cease driving.•The majority who planned to cease driving had concerns about driving cessation.•A large proportion had not made any lifestyle changes to assist with cessation. This study examined the association between socio-demographic and driving characteristics and plans to cease driving in older drivers with and without suspected mild cognitive impairment (MCI), as measured by the Telephone Cognitive Screen (T-CogS) score. Lifestyle changes that participants had made to assist them transition to non-driving and their concerns about driving cessation were also examined. The study sample comprised 973 older drivers (65+ years) living in Perth, Western Australia. Information was collected on socio-demographic characteristics, health, cognitive function, driving-related characteristics and driving cessation. Descriptive and univariate statistics were undertaken to assess differences between drivers with and without suspected MCI. Multivariate logistic regression models examined the association between socio-demographic/driving-related characteristics and plans to cease driving. Increasing age (adjusted OR: 1.75, 95% CI = 1.22–2.50, p