title: Driving in older age: a longitudinal study of women in urban, regional, and remote areas and the impact of caregiving.
abstract: This study uses data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health to describe the trends in the proportion of older women who drive themselves as their main means of transport, factors associated with giving up driving, and the impact of women's caring roles on driving cessation. Compared to major cities, the odds of driving were 110% higher in outer regional areas, particularly for women carers. This highlights the importance of informed and responsive transport policies to address the needs of older women who are unable to continue driving, those living in rural areas, and women who are carers.
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia. julie.byles@newcastle.edu.au
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Byles
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gallienne
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017028:Caregivers; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012424:Rural Population; D057566:Self Report; D014505:Urban Population; D016387:Women's Health