Driving with dementia: evaluation, referral, and resources

Occupational Therapy in Health Care
Anne E Dickerson

Abstract

Driving is a highly valued instrumental activity of daily living, especially for the older adults who consider it part of their definition of independence and mobility. This paper discusses the issues associated with driving and older adults, including the difficulty of identifying when it is time to give up the keys. With a review of the latest research and need for specialized services for those with diminished capacity, the paper highlights how general practice occupational therapists must work in conjunction with driver rehabilitations specialists to meet the need of this growing population. A framework for referral and judgment is described and resources offered to practitioners to use.

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Citations

Apr 24, 2014·Occupational Therapy in Health Care·Anne E Dickerson, Michel Bédard
Jun 28, 2014·Occupational Therapy in Health Care·Marian E BetzRobert Schwartz
Apr 16, 2015·Traffic Injury Prevention·Dafne PiersmaWiebo Brouwer
Jun 7, 2016·Public Health Nursing·Lisa Kirk Wiese, Logan Wolff
Aug 1, 2015·Australasian Psychiatry : Bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists·Etuini Ma'u, Gary Cheung
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Nov 23, 2017·Journal of Applied Gerontology : the Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society·Anne E DickersonJanice Polgar
Jun 28, 2019·Traffic Injury Prevention·Sophia VardakiSokratis G Papageorgiou
Jan 23, 2019·Australian Occupational Therapy Journal·Beth ChealChristopher Wilson
May 29, 2015·Occupational Therapy in Health Care·Tadhg StapletonDesmond O'Neill

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