Observational studyBMC geriatrics2022
Prevalence of medical factors related to aging among older car drivers: a multicenter, cross-sectional, descriptive study.
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- Enhancing Driving Ability in Older Adults through Health Exercises and Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- The healthcare professionals' role in older adults' road safety in primary care settings in Canada: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Response letter on "The prevalence of oral frailty among older adults: a systematic review and meta‑analysis".European geriatric medicine · 2024Article
- Relationship between Driving Ability and Physical Fitness Factors in Older Adults: A Multiple Linear Regression Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Trends in the Use of Driving-Impairing Medicines According to the DRUID Category: A Population-Based Registry Study with Reference to Driving in a Region of Spain between 2015 and 2019.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimAn increasing number of older adults in Japan are at an increased risk of road traffic crashes. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of potential underlying medical factors that increase the risk of road traffic crashes among older people.
methodsThis cross-sectional observational study was conducted in 11 medical institutions in Japan using self-administered questionnaires and physical examination from January to May 2021. The background and social data, data on the use of nursing care insurance, and clinical data suggestive of polypharmacy, sarcopenia, cognitive impairment, and frailty/oral frailty were obtained. The prevalence of these factors was compared between everyday and occasional drivers.
resultsData of 127 patients were collected; their median (interquartile range) age was 73 (70-78) years. Of the total participants, 82 were men (64.6%) and 45 were women (35.4%). There were 77 everyday drivers and 50 occasional drivers. Of these, 121 (95.3%) had not applied for nursing care insurance, but the numbers of those who required help 1 and 2 were 1 (0.8%) and 3 (2.4%), respectively. Prevalence of medical factors was as follows: polypharmacy, 27.6%; sarcopenia, 8.7%; dementia, 16.4%; frailty, 15.0%; and oral frailty, 54.3%; it was not significantly different between every day and occasional drivers. Intention to return the car license was significantly higher among the occasional drivers (2.6% vs. 14.0%; odds ratio: 6.7, 95% confidence interval: 1.2-70.6, p = 0.024).
conclusionWe uncovered the prevalence of medical factors that can be associated with road traffic crashes among Japanese older people aged ≥ 65 years in our community.
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