title: When it is time to hang up the keys: the driving and dementia toolkit - for persons with dementia (PWD) and caregivers - a practical resource.
abstract: The aim of this project was to develop a toolkit to assist persons with dementia (PWD) and their caregivers, in planning for retirement from driving. The information gathered was used to develop a tool that can assist reflection about, and make sound decisions in this challenging area of the dementia journey. The purpose is to keep safe drivers on the road and to prepare those who are moving towards being at risk of being involved in crashes, to eventually stop driving when they are unsafe.The toolkit was prepared to address the concerns of both the PWD as well as the caregivers. Strategies and solutions are presented for both the PWD and the caregivers. A grief insert was also developed that can assist caregivers in supporting the PWD in the grief process that can accompany losing one's driving privileges.
authors.affiliation: The Ottawa Hospital, Regional Geriaric Program of Eastern Ontario, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9, Canada. abyszewski@ottawahospital.on.ca.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Byszewski
authors.forename: Faranek
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aminzadeh
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Molnar
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dalziel
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Man Son Hing
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Shawn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003657:Decision Making; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors