title: Just the facts: changes in older driver attitudes after exposure to educational interventions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the change in cognitive processing as measured by consciousness raising and attitudes toward driving following educational interventions for older adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Older adults who viewed a research-based applied theater production about older driver safety (n = 110) were compared to those who were exposed to a print-based publication available to all drivers (n = 100).
  
  
  RESULTS
  After viewing the play developed with input from older adults and others, older adult viewers' attitudes toward driving shifted in a manner consistent with an increased openness or willingness to consider changing their driving behavior. Conversely, after reading the print-based materials, the older adults felt more empowered to continue drive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Demonstrating that an intervention that takes into account the views of older drivers can lead to attitudinal outcomes that differ from those achieved with typical "just the facts" programs is an important step in understanding how program content and format affect outcomes. Future interdisciplinary work such as this may enhance our capabilities to understand more about the processes involved in influencing change in attitudes and behaviors.
authors.affiliation: a Centre on Aging, University of Victoria , Victoria , British Columbia , Canada.
authors.forename: Holly
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tuokko
authors.forename: Ryan E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Love
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cloutier
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jouk
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schoklitsch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D004324:Drama; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D011209:Power, Psychological; D015397:Program Evaluation
keywords: driver behavior; elderly; interventions; old drivers; psychology