Psychometrics of the self-report Safe Driving Behavior Measure for older adults

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 233-241

  Classen, Sherrilene ^a   Wen, Pey Shan ^a   Velozo, Craig A ^a,b   Bédard, Michel ^c   Winter, Sandra M ^a   Brumback, Babette ^a   Lanford, Desiree N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Automobile driving; Caregivers; Psychometrics; Safety; Self report

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SAFETY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84860143617     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2012.001834     Document Type: Article

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