title: Time use, role participation and life satisfaction of older people: impact of driving status.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Driving cessation has been recognised as affecting the health and wellbeing of older people. Further exploration of the impact of driving status on time use, role participation and life satisfaction was required.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey of 234 older people (current drivers, retired drivers and people who have never driven) was employed. Time use in the previous week, role participation and life satisfaction were measured and compared between the groups, while controlling for sociodemographic variables (health status, activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living status, gender, age and living situation).
  
  
  RESULTS
  When compared to current drivers, retired drivers had significantly lower life satisfaction (P = 0.01), fewer present roles (P < 0.0001) and were less likely to participate in volunteer (P = 0.005) and family member roles (P = 0.009). Retired drivers spent less time on social leisure (P = 0.002) and away from home (P = 0.0001), and more time in solitary leisure (P= 0.0001). Comparing the participation of retired drivers with those who had never driven indicated that retired drivers spent significantly less time in volunteer work (P = 0.009).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings indicate that older non-drivers may require support for participation and wellbeing.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. j.liddle@uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Jacki
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liddle
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gustafsson
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: Kryss
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McKenna
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007899:Leisure Activities; D016015:Logistic Models; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011793:Queensland; D012919:Social Behavior; D013997:Time Factors; D014186:Transportation / Q000379:methods