The elderly driver: deciding when to stop.
This study examines the decision of people (N = 56) living in retirement communities to quit driving, and the role of their physician and family in making this decision. Most of the elderly stopped driving when a threshold was reached after an accumulation of compensatory behaviors. Few stopped because of their doctor's advice, although all felt a physician was in the best position to evaluate driving, and family involvement received limited support.
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Geriatric Assessment Center, Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Tulsa 74107.
D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D001334:Automobile Driving; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010819:Physician's Role; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States