The Older Driver with Parkinson's Disease

Geri Adler; Susan Rottunda; Mary Bauer; Michael Kuskowski

doi:10.1300/J083v34n02_05

The Older Driver with Parkinson's Disease

Geri Adler, Susan Rottunda, Mary Bauer, Michael Kuskowski

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

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Abstract

This study surveyed older drivers with Parkinson's disease (PD) and a control group for the purpose of obtaining information about driving history, habits, and expectations about driving cessation. Compared to control subjects, PD drivers were more likely to have reduced their driving over the past 5 years (p = 0.002). In addition, PD drivers had significantly more crashes (p = 0.003). Not surprisingly, families of PD drivers expressed greater concern about patient driving (p = 0.0001). Because of the complexities of the issue of driving and PD, social workers have the responsibility to provide emotional and practical supports to their PD clients and family members.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	39-49
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Volume	34
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J083v34n02_05
State	Published - Dec 19 2000

Keywords

Automobile driving
Parkinson's disease
Social work

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