1. Maintaining mobility: how productive aging affects driving among older drivers.
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Cao, Jiawei and Vivoda, Jonathon M.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL aspects of aging , *SOCIAL participation , *LABOR productivity , *ACTIVE aging , *MATHEMATICAL models , *REGRESSION analysis , *PHYSICAL mobility , *AUTOMOBILE driving , *THEORY , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *TRANSPORTATION , *OLD age - Abstract
There is a lack of research on whether participating in productive aging (PA) activities affects driving among older adults and each PA activity's independent effect on driving. This study aims to assess how PA activities affect driving frequency using the social ecological model. Ordinal regression was used to analyze data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (n = 4655). We examined whether participation in PA activities and perceived importance of PA activity participation were related to driving frequency. Higher driving frequency was observed among older adults who worked for pay, provided care, visited friends and family, went out for enjoyment, and had higher perceived importance of PA activity participation. Alternative transportation services and programs could be implemented to ensure safety, mobility, and PA participation as the population continues to age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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