title: Associations Between Health and Driving in an Older Adult Cohort in Rancho Bernardo.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify the associations between health and health care utilization with driving patterns in a cohort of older adults.
  
  
  
  In 2012, a total of 1,826 surviving participants in the Rancho Bernardo cohort were sent a health and driving pattern survey; 1,277 were returned.
  
  
  
  The majority of the respondents (1,151, 91%) were still driving. Older age, female sex, hospitalizations, emergency department (ED) visits and physical therapy visits, neurological disease, depression, limited vision, and limited hearing were associated with non-driving status. A total of 809 (71%) of drivers reported no citations or crashes in the last 5 years.
  
  
  
  The vast majority of older drivers in this cohort continued to drive, and did so safely. Health care utilization, medications, medical conditions, and self-assessment of health were associated with non-driving status. Prospective studies are needed to clarify the temporal relationships between these factors.
authors: 1 University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA.
authors: Linda L
authors: LL
authors: Hill
authors: 1 University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA.
authors: Gail A
authors: GA
authors: Laughlin
authors: 1 University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA.
authors: Richele
authors: R
authors: Bettencourt
authors: 1 University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA.
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Barrett-Connor
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001334:Automobile Driving; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: driving cessation; health care utilization; older driver