title: Addressing individual differences in mobility transition counseling with older adults.
abstract: In the final phase of a 3-phase project, the Assessment of Readiness for Mobility Transition (ARMT) was clinically validated, emphasizing assessment/intervention. ARMT and coping, health/vision status, and social support measures were administered to 133 community-dwelling older adults. Concurrent validity is supported. Higher readiness to cope with mobility transition and self-confidence related to fall risk, higher self-rated health/vision, and fewer maladaptive behaviors, but not social support/adaptive coping, suggesting that those at risk can benefit from person-centered intervention to mobilize strengths for transportation/mobility planning. Older drivers may harbor unrealistic expectations regarding nonfamily mobility support. Implications for practice, education, research, and policy are presented.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA. bergwm@slu.edu
authors.forename: Marla
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berg-Weger
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Meuser
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stowe
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires