Driving cessation in older adults with dementia of the Alzheimer's type

David B. Carr, Veronica Shead, Martha Storandt

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Abstract

The psychometric profile of 143 drivers with dementia who stopped driving did not differ from that of 58 individuals with dementia of similar severity who still drove. The reasons given for driving cessation by drivers with dementia as reported by a collateral source are reported.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)824-827
Number of pages4
JournalGerontologist
Volume45
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2005

Keywords

  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Cognition
  • Neuropsychology
  • Older drivers

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