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Relationships Between Cognitive and Driving Self-awareness in Older Drivers.

Published in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

Many older drivers incorrectly estimate their driving ability. The present study aimed to determine whether, and if so, to what extent unawareness of cognitive abilities affects self-awareness of driving ability. Two successive studies were conducted in older drivers. A cohort study investigated cognitive self-awareness and an experimental study ex...

Chronic medical conditions and their association with crash risk and changes in driving habits: a prospective study of t...

Published in Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention

To assess crash risk and driving habits associated with chronic medical conditions among drivers entering old age. Prospective cohort study. French cohort GAZEL. 12 460 drivers in the analysis of road traffic crash, among whom 11 670 completed the follow-up period (2007-2014). We assessed driving cessation among 11 633 participants over the same pe...

Social participation and barriers to community activities among middle-aged and older Canadians: Differences and similar...

Aim This study described and compared participation with community activities and perceived barriers among middle?aged and older Canadians by gender and age group (45-64, 65-74, 75-84, ?85 years). Method Using the cross?sectional 2008-2009 Canadian Community Health Survey - Healthy Aging, we considered the frequency of involvement in eight communit...

Social participation and barriers to community activities among middle-aged and older Canadians: Differences and similar...

Aim This study described and compared participation with community activities and perceived barriers among middle?aged and older Canadians by gender and age group (45-64, 65-74, 75-84, ?85 years). Method Using the cross?sectional 2008-2009 Canadian Community Health Survey - Healthy Aging, we considered the frequency of involvement in eight communit...

Barriers and facilitators to social participation after driving cessation among older adults: A cohort study

Background: Driving cessation is a challenging transition for older drivers. It is indeed often associated with reduced mobility, loss of autonomy and poor quality of life, as in individuals with acquired disabilities. We examined factors that inhibit or facilitate out-of-home occupations after driving cessation (shopping, visiting/helping friends/...

Potential lethal outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among the elderly in retirement homes and long-term faciliti...

Motivated by the potential devastating effect of a COVID-19 outbreak in retirement homes and long-term facilities for dependent elderly, we present the impact of worst-case scenarios in French institutions using a specific age structure and case-age fatality ratios. The death toll could equal the yearly death toll caused by seasonal influenza in th...

Relationships Between Cognitive and Driving Self-Awareness in Older Drivers

Objectives: Many older drivers incorrectly estimate their driving ability. The present study aimed to determine whether, and if so, to what extent unawareness of cognitive abilities affects self-awareness of driving ability. Methods: Two successive studies were conducted. A cohort study investigated cognitive self-awareness and an experimental stud...

La vulnérabilité à l'encontre des idées reçues

Défis et opportunités dans les politiques publiques de santé territorialisées : le cas de la prise en charge des personn...

L'île de La Réunion est un département d'outre-mer français et une région ultra périphérique européenne dont les caractéristiques démographiques, sociales et économiques sont en forte résonance avec les caractéristiques géographiques et physiques du territoire. L'éloignement de la métropole et du continent européen, l'exposition à sept des huit ris...