It is intended to carry on the analysis of questionnaires that indicate that compared to healthy subjects, diabetics describe themselves as more prudent behind the wheel and more law-abiding. The analyses focus on the responses of 300 people to seven questionnaires. Four of them are psychometric instruments already tested on Qu bec's French-speaking population. They evaluate drivers' attitudes and behaviour, attitudes toward diabetes, quality of life and anxiety level. The other three questionnaires were designed specifically for this study to evaluate exposure to risk, the degree to which the diabetes is controlled and its effects on driving.
Women are more prudent than men, but risk-taking increases with the distance covered.
The evaluation of the stress associated with driving seems to be the most decisive factor. The more the subject perceives risk-taking as stressful, the more he exercises caution. This page is also available in 97 for Windows format.