Factors affecting frequency of going out after driving cessation following brain injury: A qualitative study with interviews of four cases

• Published in: Japanese Occupational Therapy Research Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 69 - 77
• Main Authors: Hase, Mayu, Suetsugu, Ryohei, Ikeda, Takuro, Goto, Yoshinobu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists 15.02.2025; 一般社団法人 日本作業療法士協会
• Subjects: Brain injury; Driving; Social life in community; 地域生活; 脳損傷; 自動車運転
• ISSN: 0289-4920; 2434-4419
• DOI: 10.32178/jotr.44.1_69

We conducted semi-structured interviews with four subjects who had stopped driving after brain injury to examine the factors affecting their frequency of going out after the cessation of driving and analyzed them using the Steps for Coding and Theorization (SCAT). As a result, “means and purpose of going out” and “relationship with people and local environment” were extracted as factors influencing the frequency of going out. On the other hand, when it was difficult for them to go out, they reconstructed their own roles and enjoyment in the home, which gave their lives a new sense of purpose. This suggests that it is important to provide support after the cessation of driving by proposing alternative means of transportation, providing individualized intervention to reconstruct roles and enjoyment, and encouraging the government to create communities and develop resources to support going out.