TY - JOUR
T1 - Driving habits in patients with dementia
T2 - A report from Alzheimer’s disease assessment units in northern Italy
AU - Mauri, Marco
AU - Cuzzoni, Maria Giovanna
AU - Bono, Giorgio
AU - Sinforiani, Elena
AU - Zucchella, Chiara
PY - 2014/4/1
Y1 - 2014/4/1
N2 - The aim of this study was to characterize the driving behavior of a sample of patients with dementia. Demographic and clinical characteristics and parameters considered to be the most significant predictors of driving ability were collected. Of the total 198 patients enrolled, 172 were still driving. Many subjects (30-65%) were found to have modified their driving habits (reducing driving time and mileage, avoiding driving at night and during rush hours, sticking to familiar routes). The patients’ own rating of their driving ability was significantly higher than their caregivers’ rating (51% versus 29%). Crash history was not a significant variable. The patients’ restriction of their driving increased significantly (p
AB - The aim of this study was to characterize the driving behavior of a sample of patients with dementia. Demographic and clinical characteristics and parameters considered to be the most significant predictors of driving ability were collected. Of the total 198 patients enrolled, 172 were still driving. Many subjects (30-65%) were found to have modified their driving habits (reducing driving time and mileage, avoiding driving at night and during rush hours, sticking to familiar routes). The patients’ own rating of their driving ability was significantly higher than their caregivers’ rating (51% versus 29%). Crash history was not a significant variable. The patients’ restriction of their driving increased significantly (p
KW - Dementia
KW - Driving habits
KW - Driving restriction
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U2 - 10.11138/FNeur/2014.29.2.107
DO - 10.11138/FNeur/2014.29.2.107
M3 - Article
C2 - 25306120
AN - SCOPUS:84907785473
VL - 29
SP - 107
EP - 112
JO - Functional Neurology
JF - Functional Neurology
SN - 0393-5264
IS - 2
ER -