Occupational therapy and driving and community mobility for older adults.
This special issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy includes summaries from a systematic evidence-based literature review of occupational therapy and driving and community mobility for older adults. Since the previous review on this topic in 2008, the cohort of 78 million baby boomers began turning 65 in January 2011. As a group, this cohort is more likely to have longer life expectancy, stay in the workforce longer, and age in place in the community. Is the occupational therapy profession ready for the potential demand for driving rehabilitation services from this generation of older drivers who grew up with the automobile and are dependent on it for access to and participation in their communities?
Kathleen Golisz, OTD, OTR/L, is Professor and Associate Dean, School of Health and Natural Sciences, Mercy College, 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522; kgolisz@mercy.edu.
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D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001334:Automobile Driving; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014186:Transportation / Q000379:methods*