ArticleJournal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM
Physician and Family Discussions about Driving Safety: Findings from the LongROAD Study.
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14 authors.
Marian E BetzFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (MEB, DK); AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, DC (LV, TK-B, WK); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (CD); Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY (TJM, GL); Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (TJM, GL); University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety, Ann Arbor, MI (DWE, LJM); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA (LH); Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY (DS); Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (DBC); Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (GL). marian.betz@ucdenver.edu.
Leon VillavicencioFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (MEB, DK); AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, DC (LV, TK-B, WK); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (CD); Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY (TJM, GL); Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (TJM, GL); University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety, Ann Arbor, MI (DWE, LJM); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA (LH); Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY (DS); Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (DBC); Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (GL).
Deepika KandasamyFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (MEB, DK); AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, DC (LV, TK-B, WK); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (CD); Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY (TJM, GL); Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (TJM, GL); University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety, Ann Arbor, MI (DWE, LJM); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA (LH); Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY (DS); Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (DBC); Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (GL).
Tara Kelley-BakerFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (MEB, DK); AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, DC (LV, TK-B, WK); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (CD); Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY (TJM, GL); Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (TJM, GL); University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety, Ann Arbor, MI (DWE, LJM); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA (LH); Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY (DS); Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (DBC); Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (GL).
Woon KimFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (MEB, DK); AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, DC (LV, TK-B, WK); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (CD); Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY (TJM, GL); Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (TJM, GL); University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety, Ann Arbor, MI (DWE, LJM); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA (LH); Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY (DS); Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (DBC); Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (GL).
Carolyn DiGuiseppiFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (MEB, DK); AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, DC (LV, TK-B, WK); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (CD); Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY (TJM, GL); Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (TJM, GL); University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety, Ann Arbor, MI (DWE, LJM); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA (LH); Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY (DS); Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (DBC); Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (GL).
Thelma J MielenzFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (MEB, DK); AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, DC (LV, TK-B, WK); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (CD); Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY (TJM, GL); Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (TJM, GL); University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety, Ann Arbor, MI (DWE, LJM); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA (LH); Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY (DS); Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (DBC); Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (GL).
David W EbyFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (MEB, DK); AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, DC (LV, TK-B, WK); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (CD); Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY (TJM, GL); Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (TJM, GL); University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety, Ann Arbor, MI (DWE, LJM); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA (LH); Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY (DS); Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (DBC); Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (GL).
Lisa J MolnarFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (MEB, DK); AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, DC (LV, TK-B, WK); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (CD); Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY (TJM, GL); Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (TJM, GL); University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety, Ann Arbor, MI (DWE, LJM); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA (LH); Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY (DS); Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (DBC); Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (GL).
Linda HillFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (MEB, DK); AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, DC (LV, TK-B, WK); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (CD); Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY (TJM, GL); Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (TJM, GL); University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety, Ann Arbor, MI (DWE, LJM); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA (LH); Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY (DS); Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (DBC); Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (GL).
David StrogatzFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (MEB, DK); AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, DC (LV, TK-B, WK); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (CD); Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY (TJM, GL); Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (TJM, GL); University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety, Ann Arbor, MI (DWE, LJM); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA (LH); Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY (DS); Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (DBC); Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (GL).
David B CarrFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (MEB, DK); AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, DC (LV, TK-B, WK); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (CD); Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY (TJM, GL); Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (TJM, GL); University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety, Ann Arbor, MI (DWE, LJM); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA (LH); Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY (DS); Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (DBC); Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (GL).
Guohua LiFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (MEB, DK); AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, DC (LV, TK-B, WK); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (CD); Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY (TJM, GL); Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (TJM, GL); University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety, Ann Arbor, MI (DWE, LJM); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA (LH); Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY (DS); Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (DBC); Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (GL).
LongROAD Research Team
Funding
Columbia Injury Control Research CenterR49CE002096 · CE · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI LI, GUOHUA · 2012 to 2018
$5.5MPhysician Screening of Older Drivers: Decision Rules for Geriatric Injury PreventK23AG043123 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI BETZ, MARIAN ELIZABETH · 2013 to 2017
$915kACL HHS R49CE002096NCIPC CDC HHS R49 CE002096NIA NIH HHS K23 AG043123
Abstract
backgroundOlder adult drivers may experience decreases in driving safety with age or health status change. Discussing driving safety may help them plan for driving restriction and eventual cessation. Here, we sought to examine conversations between older adults and their family members and physicians.
methodsIn this multi-site cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the AAA Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) cohort study, we measured the prevalence and characteristics of family and physician driving discussions. We examined associations between having driving discussions and participant characteristics using multivariate logistic regression.
resultsOf 2990 current drivers aged 65 to 79 years (53% female, 85.5% White), only 14.2% reported discussing driving safety with family and 5.5% had discussions with physicians. Men (adjusted OR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.05 to 1.66) and those with Master's degrees or higher (adjusted OR, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.27 to 2.13) more often had family discussions. Those with at least a Master's degree were also more likely to speak with their physician (adjusted OR, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.17 to 2.68).
conclusionFew older adults had driving safety conversations with their family or physicians. Practical and effective interventions are needed to engage family and physicians in assisting older adults with risk assessment and driving cessation planning to maintain mobility and well-being.
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Automobile DrivingCommunicationHealth StatusSafetyAgedAgingCross-Sectional StudiesFamilyFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePhysician-Patient RelationsAutomobile DrivingCohort StudiesCommunicationCross-Sectional StudiesLogistic ModelsPhysician-Patient RelationsRisk Assessment
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