Driving in older age: a longitudinal study of women in urban, regional, and remote areas and the impact of caregiving

Title: Driving in older age: a longitudinal study of women in urban, regional, and remote areas and the impact of caregiving
Creator: Byles, Julie; Leigh, Lucy
Relation: Journal of Women & Aging Vol. 24, Issue 2, p. 113-125
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2012.639661
Publisher: Routledge
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2012
Description: This study uses data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health to describe the trends in the proportion of older women who drive themselves as their main means of transport, factors associated with giving up driving, and the impact of women’s caring roles on driving cessation. Compared to major cities, the odds of driving were 110% higher in outer regional areas, particularly for women carers. This highlights the importance of informed and responsive transport policies to address the needs of older women who are unable to continue driving, those living in rural areas, and women who are carers.
Subject: older women; aging population; driving; caring roles; rural areas
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1337532
Identifier: uon:27871
Identifier: ISSN:0895-2841
Language: eng
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