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| Driving cessation and health in older women | | Author(s) | Anu Siren, Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist, Marjaana Lindeman |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 23, no 1, March 2004 |
| Pages | pp 58-69 |
| Source | http://www.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Driving capability ; Older women ; Health [elderly] ; Social surveys ; Finland. |
| Annotation | A postal survey was sent to all 1,476 Finnish women born in 1927 who gave up their driving licence at age 70, and to a corresponding random sample of 1,494 women who renewed their licence at age 70. The ex-drivers had poorer overall health status than the drivers, but the health conditions related to driving cessation were in general not of the type of impairing driving ability, but rather decreasing overall well-being and physical mobility. The results suggest that there is a significant number of older women giving up their licence while still fit to drive. Hence, for many women, driving cessation may imply a voluntary but unnecessary resignation from an active and independent life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040909230 A |
| Classmark | OPF: BD: CC: 3F: 76L |
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