Older Adults’ Expectations about Mortality, Driving Life and Years Left without Driving

Self-rated driving and driving safety in older adults.

Many U.S. states rely on older adults to self-regulate their driving and determine when driving is no longer a safe option. However, the relationship of older adults' self-rated driving in terms of actual driving competency outcomes is unclear. The current study investigates self-rated driving in terms of (1) systematic differences between older adults with high (good/excellent) versus low (poo...

Driving safety among older adults.

Circadian Rhythm Disorders: Advanced Phase Sleep Disorder The tendency for elderly patients to spend more time asleep during the day and less time asleep at night raises the possibility that neurological dysfunction of the biologic clock within the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus mediates these changes. Advanced phase sleep disorder is a well-recognized circadian disorder in which p...

Driving patterns in older adults with glaucoma

BACKGROUND The ability to drive is important for ensuring quality of life for many older adults. Glaucoma is prevalent in this age group and may affect driving. The purpose of this study is to determine if glaucoma and glaucomatous visual field (VF) loss are associated with driving cessation, limitations, and deference to another driver in older adults. METHODS Cross-sectional study. Eighty-o...

Predicting Older Adults’ On-Road Driving Performance

Self-Regulation of Driving by Older Adults

Background Self-regulation, or the modification of driving by driving less or avoiding challenging situations in response to declining abilities, is increasingly being studied as a way to help older drivers maintain independence and extend the period over which they can safely drive. However, considerable research gaps remain with respect to whether older drivers can accurately adjust their dri...