The Role of Transportation Support in the Driving Cessation Process Among Community-dwelling Older Adults
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: This dissertation research aims to examine the role of transportation support in the driving cessation process among community-dwelling older adults.Five different types of transportation supports were tested, and the driving cessation process was defined as consisting of driving avoidance and driving cessation.Role theory and the selection, optimization, and compensation model offered the basis for developing hypotheses about the dynamics between transportation support and the driving cessation process.Data were obtained from three waves of the Florida Disability Study (1990Study ( , 1991Study ( , and 1992)).The study population consists of generally healthy and active communitydwelling old-old persons residing in Florida retirement communities.Logistic regression models were employed to cross-sectionally examine relationships between transportation support and driving avoidance.Discrete-time multivariate hazard models were used to longitudinally test the impact of transportation support on driving cessation.Sociodemographic characteristics and health conditions were controlled in these multivariate analyses.Chi-square tests, Fisher's exact tests, and T-tests were used to cross-sectionally examine the difference in receiving transportation support by driving status and gender.No support 394 41.6* 23.6**
Author: Moon Jeong Choi
Institution: Case Western Reserve University
Language: English
Topic: Older Adults Driving Studies
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W32962524