Conclusions The Timed Up- and -Go test measure appears not to be a useful measure of physical functioning for the driving outcomes included here .
The Rapid Pace Walk may be useful in studies of driving ability and exposure .
Background Improving physical functioning may be a future intervention to keep older adults driving safely longer as it can help maintain both physical and cognitive health longer .
This systematic review assesses the evidence on the association between three physical functioning measures : the Short Physical Performance Battery , the Timed Up- and -Go test , and the Rapid Pace Walk with driving outcomes in older adults .
Predicting driving cessation over 5 years in older adults: psychological well-being and cognitive competence are stronger predictors than physical health.
OBJECTIVES To examine psychological , medical , and sensorimotor risk factors that predict driving cessation in older adults . DESIGN Prospect i ve cohort study including five waves of data collected in 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , and 1997 . SETTING The Australian Longitudinal Study of Aging . PARTICIPANTS One thous and four hundred sixty-six men and women aged 70 and older drawn from the electoral roll and including 753 drivers at baseline . MEASUREMENTS Interviews , including assessment s of self-rated health ( indicating general well-being ) ; medical conditions ; driving status ; and clinical assessment s of vision , hearing , cognitive function , and grip strength  , were conducted in 1992 ( baseline ) and 1994 . Information on current driving status was obtained at baseline and four subsequent waves ( 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , and 1997 ) . Drivers and nondrivers were compared at baseline . Risk factors for driving cessation were identified using logistic regression . RESULTS Drivers were younger and more likely to be male and had better self-rated health , vision , hearing , and cognitive performance than nondrivers at baseline . Seventeen percent of drivers in the study had vision of 6/18 or worse , and 7.3 % were classified as possibly cognitively impaired . In those identified as drivers at baseline , subsequent cessation was associated with increasing age , low grip strength , poorer cognitive performance , and poorer self-rated health . CONCLUSION Self-rated health and cognitive function were more important than medical conditions or sensory function for predicting driving cessation
Conclusions The Timed Up- and -Go test measure appears not to be a useful measure of physical functioning for the driving outcomes included here .
The Rapid Pace Walk may be useful in studies of driving ability and exposure .
Background Improving physical functioning may be a future intervention to keep older adults driving safely longer as it can help maintain both physical and cognitive health longer .
This systematic review assesses the evidence on the association between three physical functioning measures : the Short Physical Performance Battery , the Timed Up- and -Go test , and the Rapid Pace Walk with driving outcomes in older adults .