Research and other issues concerning effects of medical conditions on elderly drivers

Most research on medical impairment to driving has been limited by the inability to define some conditions, inadequate sample selection, poor definition of excessive crash risk, ignoring of comorbid conditions or human-environmental interactions, and failure to examine the interaction of aging and m...

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Published inHuman factors Vol. 34; no. 1; p. 3
Main Author Waller, J A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1992
Subjects
Accidents, Traffic - legislation & jurisprudence
Accidents, Traffic - prevention & control
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Automobile Driving - legislation & jurisprudence
Automobile Driving - psychology
Chronic Disease
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
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Summary:Most research on medical impairment to driving has been limited by the inability to define some conditions, inadequate sample selection, poor definition of excessive crash risk, ignoring of comorbid conditions or human-environmental interactions, and failure to examine the interaction of aging and medical conditions. Driver screening procedures are both crude and inadequately related to data or theory. Recommendations are presented to improve research and screening programs.
ISSN:0018-7208
DOI:10.1177/001872089203400102