Decisional balance and readiness to change driving behavior in older adults: A pilot study

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Tuokko, Holly A ^a,b   McGee, Phyllis D ^b   Rhodes, Ryan E ^b,c  

^a CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c Canadian Institutes of Health Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Decisional balance; Driving restriction; Motivation; Older drivers; Readiness to change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY;

EID: 33746605239     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v24n03_01     Document Type: Article

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