ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2021
Association of hospitalization with driving reduction and cessation in older adults.
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- Driving behavior and driving outcomes after acute and critical illness: A systematic review.International journal of nursing studies · 2025Pooled it
- Sex Differences in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living and Transportation Modes by Driving Status Among Older Adults.Occupational therapy international · 2026Article
- Health-related social needs before and after critical illness among Medicare beneficiaries.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- The healthcare professionals' role in older adults' road safety in primary care settings in Canada: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Applications of Self-Driving Vehicles in an Aging Population.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Japanese Version of the Assessment of Readiness for Mobility Transition (ARMT-J) for Japanese Elderly.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Driving Cessation and Late-Life Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms: Findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study.Clinical gerontologistArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDriving has not been considered as part of the social cost of acute illness and may go unnoticed in the post-hospital care of older adults. Decreases in driving after hospitalization and at-risk populations have not been investigated.
objectiveTo determine the association between driving reduction and cessation and hospitalization in older adults by using nationally representative data.
designRetrospective cohort analysis.
settingHealth and Retirement Study survey from 2004 to 2014.
participantsAdults aged 65 years and older who were able to drive and had an available car (n = 12,110; 40,364 interviews). MEASUREMENTS: Self-report of a hospitalization requiring an overnight stay, changes in driving patterns including driving cessation or limitations over a 2-year period, comorbid conditions, health utilization, and behaviors.
resultsOf hospitalizations in adults aged 65 years and older, 22% were associated with a decrease in driving patterns within 2 years. The relative risk of a reduction or cessation in driving was 1.62 (95% CI: 1.54, 1.70, p < 0.001) when there was a hospitalization compared with when a hospitalization did not occur. Baseline functional, cognitive, and visual impairment, fair or poor self-rated health, and diabetes were identified as independent risk factors for decreased driving patterns after hospitalization.
conclusionsChanges in driving patterns are common after a hospitalization in older adults. The findings suggest that driving, although not a current goal of post-hospital care, is important to the continued autonomy and community mobility of older adults and needs to be addressed as part of discharge planning and their recovery.
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