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ArticleJournal of safety research2022

Association of falls and fear of falling with objectively-measured driving habits among older drivers: LongROAD study.

Carolyn G DiGuiseppi, Hailey A Hyde, Marian E Betz, Kenneth A Scott, David W Eby, Linda L Hill, Vanya C Jones, Thelma J Mielenz, Lisa J Molnar, David Strogatz and 2 more

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Article in Journal of safety research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Carolyn G DiGuiseppiDepartment of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA. Electronic address: Carolyn.DiGuiseppi@cuanschutz.edu.
Hailey A HydeDepartment of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Marian E BetzDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Kenneth A ScottDepartment of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
David W EbyUniversity of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety (ATLAS Center), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Linda L HillSchool of Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Vanya C JonesDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Thelma J MielenzDepartment of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia's Injury Control Research Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Lisa J MolnarUniversity of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety (ATLAS Center), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
David StrogatzBassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY, USA.
Guohua LiDepartment of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia's Injury Control Research Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
AAA LongROAD Research Team
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · USColumbia University · USBassett Healthcare Network · USColorado School of Public Health · USJohns Hopkins University · USMichigan Department of Transportation · USUniversity of California, San Diego · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

NIH Prior Approval Process ProfessionalUL1TR002535 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI SOKOL, RONALD J. · 2018 to 2022
$51.1M
Columbia Injury Control Research CenterR49CE002096 · CE · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI LI, GUOHUA · 2012 to 2018
$5.5M
ACL HHS R49CE002096NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002535NCIPC CDC HHS R49 CE002096
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveFalls in older adults are associated with increased motor vehicle crash risk, possibly mediated by driving behavior. We examined the relationship of falls and fear of falling (FOF) with subsequent objectively measured driving habits.

methodsThis multi-site, prospective cohort study enrolled 2990 active drivers aged 65-79 (53% female). At enrollment, we assessed falls in the past year and FOF (Short Falls Efficacy Scale-International). Driving outcomes included exposure, avoidance of difficult conditions, and unsafe driving during one-year follow-up, using in-vehicle Global Positioning System devices.

resultsPast-year falls were associated with more hard braking events (HBE). High FOF was associated with driving fewer days, miles, and trips, driving nearer home and more HBE. Differences were attenuated and not significant after accounting for health, function, medications and sociodemographics. DISCUSSION: Differences in objectively measured driving habits according to past-year fall history and FOF were largely accounted for by differences in health and medications. Rather than directly affecting driving, falls and FOF may serve as markers for crash risk and reduced community mobility due to age-related changes and poor health.

Indexed as

Accidental FallsFearAgedFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesAgingAutomobile drivingFallsFear of fallingMobilityTraffic safety

Identifiers

PMID36481041
PMCPMC10115437
OpenAlexW4293206372

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