Health literacy of older drivers and the importance of health experience for self-regulation of driving behaviour

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 898-905

  Sargent Cox, K A ^a   Windsor, T ^a   Walker, J ^a   Anstey, K J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driving safety; Health literacy; Older drivers; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

DRIVING BEHAVIOUR; DRIVING SAFETY; HEALTH CONDITION; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; HEALTH LITERACY; MEDICAL CONDITIONS; OLDER DRIVERS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SELF-REGULATION;

DRIVER TRAINING;

HEALTH;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CONTROL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 79952437810     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.11.012     Document Type: Article

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