Self-perceptions and Current Practices of High-risk Older Drivers

Implications for Driver Safety Interventions

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4228717
AutoresBeth T Stalvey, Cynthia Owsley (0000-0003-3424-011X, University of Alabama at Birmingham)
Año2000
Volumen5
Número4
Páginas441-456
Fecha de publicación2000-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037//1076-8998.5.4.441
PMID22049188
OpenAlexW4233207995
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas52

Many older drivers with visual problems meet the legal requirements for licensing despite having functional impairments that elevate crash risk. In a sample of visually impaired older drivers, over half believed that their vision was not likely to cause them to crash. Eighty percent acknowledged that they would feel more protected against crashing if they avoided certain driving situations. However, 75 percent of the sample reported never or rarely avoiding such situations (e.g. left turns, interstate highways). Almost 70 percent of drivers reported high self-efficacy in their ability to self-regulate and use alternative strategies. These data imply that behavioral interventions promoting compensatory strategies of self-regulation may be useful in maintaining mobility while improving the safety of high-risk older drivers. These findings serve as baseline for our ongoing study evaluating whether an educational intervention will increase self-regulation and improve older driver safety

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