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

Gerontologist

Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science, Washington University at St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.

Published: December 2005

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.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/45.6.824DOI Listing

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