title: Voluntary and involuntary driving cessation in later life.
abstract: This study explores the decision-making process of driving cessation in later life, with a focus on voluntariness. The sample included 83 former drivers from the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study. A majority of participants (83%) reportedly stopped driving by their own decision. However, many voluntary driving retirees reported external factors such as financial difficulty, anxiety about driving, or lack of access to a car as main reasons for driving cessation. These findings imply that distinction between voluntary and involuntary driving cessation is ambiguous and that factors beyond health status, including financial strain, play a role in the transition to non-driving.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23298, USA. moonchoi365@gmail.com
authors.forename: Moon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Briana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mezuk
authors.forename: George W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Rebok
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D015142:Baltimore; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003071:Cognition; D003657:Decision Making; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007600:Judgment; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D011203:Poverty; D011594:Psychometrics; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors