Driving Dilemmas: A Guide to Driving Assessment in Primary Care

Emily Morgan

doi:10.1016/j.cger.2017.09.006

Driving Dilemmas: A Guide to Driving Assessment in Primary Care

Emily Morgan

Department of Medicine

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Abstract

Clinical assessment of fitness to drive can be a challenging part of primary care of older adults. There are no guidelines on screening for driver safety, so it falls to provider judgment on when to assess older drivers. This review offers recommendations on when to assess for driver safety based on red flag conditions, medications, acute events, and patient or family concerns. It reviews how to assess for visual, cognitive, and neuromuscular impairments and what to do as next steps for at-risk drivers once they are identified. Laws regarding driver reporting are also reviewed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	107-115
Number of pages	9
Journal	Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2017.09.006
State	Published - Feb 2018

Keywords

Assessment
Driving
Geriatrics
Mandatory reporting
Safety

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geriatrics and Gerontology

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