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| Health conditions, health symptoms and driving difficulties in older adults | | Author(s) | Holly A Tuokko, Ryan E Rhodes, Rachel Dean |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 36, no 4, July 2007 |
| Pages | pp 389-394 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Driving capability ; Health [elderly] ; Symptoms ; Musculoskeletal systems ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | A random sample of 318 people aged 60+ in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada completed a 20-minute survey over the telephone regarding general health, health-related symptoms, driving-related difficulties and physical activity. Findings support the position that health-related symptoms are more clearly associated with driving difficulties than are health conditions, and mediate the relations between health conditions and driving difficulties. Health-related symptoms involving the spine and lower body appeared to be particularly relevant. 74% of the participants indicated that they would be interested in taking part in a fitness programme geared to improving in-car strength and flexibility. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070813204 A |
| Classmark | OPF: CC: CT: BK6: 3F: 7S |
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