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17114092

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
The risk of motor-vehicle collisions increases as driving-related functional abilities decline. These declines can accompany normal or pathological aging and can be identified through driving-related functional screening exams upon license renewal. The objective of this cost-benefit analysis was to determine the utility of four functional screening procedures used to identify drivers at risk for motor-vehicle collisions, as well as an intervention designed to maintain or improve functional abilities. Additionally, this study sought to determine the expected cost per driver if an intervention was designed to target only those drivers who failed the functional ability-based driving screen, versus the expected cost per driver if the intervention was distributed en masse to all drivers 75 years and older. Improving functional abilities in older adults has potential far-reaching health and financial impacts which are broader than their impact of maintaining mobility.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1538-9588
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
352-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
A cost-benefit analysis of risk-reduction strategies targeted at older drivers.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35294-2100, USA. sarah.viamonte@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural