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Relationship between subjective driving skills in elderly drivers and pain during driving and fear of driving

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Healthy elderly people
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000032547
Lead Sponsor
Kio University
Brief Summary

Focusing on physical function, elderly people had a significantly higher proportion of the following questions than non-elderly people: "It is difficult for the neck to go backward when directly checking the back." "It's difficult to get in and out of the car because the body is less flexible." As for the importance of cars in daily life, more elderly people needed cars than non-elderly people.There was no difference in the fear of driving a car between the elderly and non-elderly.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
124
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Person who has obvious cognitive decline or central nervous system disorder.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Subjective driving skill score by questionnaire survey.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Anxiety about driving Presence or absence of chronic pain during driving. Past accident history.
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