The ingredients for successful transition optimally would include: planning ahead for gradual reduction and eventual cessation of driving, voluntary/involved cessation decision, a decision that is appropriately timed, and access to acceptable alternative mobility options.
Driving cessation and driving limitations were also more common with more severe VF loss.
Given the still heavily gendered driver behaviour that makes male under-25s the most dangerous motorists, and men almost twice as likely as women to crash because of poor driving habits, there are reasons for women, in particular, to welcome the coming deliverance from tailgating and speeding road-users and the cessation of driving, orienteering and parking hints from male passengers.
In summary,both studies concluded that lower SPPB scores were associated significantly with increased driving cessation or driving disability, respectively.
It is suggested that the family history be obtained from the spouse of the patient with FXTAS as the patient is likely to be overwhelmed with too much information and with recommendations that affect quality of life, such as the cessation of driving or need for a cane, walker or wheelchair.
Overall, self-regulation has been viewed as a positive adjustment and alternative to driving cessation, allowing older adults to drive safely for longer [ 20].
Indeed, current guidelines and use of cut-off points for the TMT could lead many primary care practitioners and geriatricians to wrongly consider enforcing driving cessation when assessing fitness to drive.
Of the three projects, only LongROAD collects longitudinal medical record data, and detailed data on medication use, use and perceptions of advanced technologies and vehicle maintenance, reasons for driving cessation, and health and mobility consequences after driving cessation.
The Salisbury Eye Evaluation found an association between bilateral glaucoma and driving cessation in the elderly and a 2-fold greater risk of driving cessation with every 5 dB decrement in the better-eye VF [ 14].
