THE PERCEIVED ROLE OF THE FAMILY IN OLDER DRIVER REDUCTION AND CESSATION OF DRIVING

The purpose of the study presented in this scientific poster was to answer the following question: What do families think and what do older drivers think the role of the family is in the process of older drivers' reduction and cessation of driving? Sixteen focus groups were conducted with four groups in each of the following categories: drivers 65 years of age or older, couples 65 years of age or older who share driving responsibilities, former drivers 65 years of age or older who have stopped driving within the last 5 years, and adult children of drivers who are 65 years of age or older. Two groups from each category were conducted in a small town/rural area and two were conducted in an urban/suburban area. The study results indicated that there was general agreement between families and older adults on the expected role of the family in the process of reduction and cessation of driving in older adults. Both generally reported that the family should discuss the topic with the older adult driver. However. in practice, such a conversation rarely took place or went well when it did. The adult children of older drivers tended to think that they were communicating their concerns about the need for their parents or in-laws to reduce or cease driving through their indirect tactics. yet the older drivers were generally not getting the message or responding negatively when the message did get through. For the covering abstract of the conference see ITRD E203511.

• Corporate Authors:

  ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE (AAAM)

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• Authors:
  • Eby, D W
  • Molnar, L J
  • Kostyniuk, L P
  • Shope, J T
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 43RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE, BARCELONA (SITGES), SPAIN, SEPTEMBER 20-21, 1999
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 458-60

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adults; Aged; Attitudes; Communications; Conferences; Drivers; Driving; Evaluation and assessment; Perception; Prevention; Sociology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• ITRD Terms: 1747: Adult; 2267: Attitude (psychol); 9098: Communication; 8525: Conference; 9009: Decrease; 1772: Driver; 1855: Driving (veh); 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1746: Old people; 2229: Perception; 9149: Prevention; 2253: Sociology
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00805138
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Feb 7 2001 12:00AM