Relationship of Decisional Conflict About Driving Habits Between Older Adult Drivers and Their Family Members and Close Friends

Nicole R Fowler; Rachel L Johnson; Ryan Peterson; Matthew W Schroeder; Faris Omeragic; Carolyn DiGuiseppi; S Duke Han; Linda Hill; Marian E Betz

doi:10.1177/07334648231211742

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Relationship of Decisional Conflict About Driving Habits Between Older Adult Drivers and Their Family Members and Close Friends

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Relationship of Decisional Conflict About Driving Habits Between Older Adult Drivers and Their Family Members and Close Friends

Nicole R Fowler, Rachel L Johnson, Ryan Peterson, Matthew W Schroeder, Faris Omeragic, Carolyn DiGuiseppi, S Duke Han, Linda Hill and Marian E Betz

Journal of applied gerontology, Vol.43(4), pp.454-464

04/01/2024

DOI: 10.1177/07334648231211742

PMCID: PMC10922263

PMID: 38087851

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Abstract

This study examines the relationship of decisional conflict about driving habits between older adult drivers (≥70 years old) and their family members and close friends. This secondary analysis utilizes data originating from a multi-site randomized controlled trial assessing the effect of a driving decision aid (DDA) intervention. Decisional conflict about stopping or changing driving habits for drivers was measured with the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS). Dyadic associations between drivers' and study partners' (SPs') DCS scores were analyzed using an actor-partner interdependence model. Among 228 driver-SP dyads, Dyadic DCS was correlated at baseline ( = .18, < .01), and pre-intervention DCS was associated with post-intervention DCS ( < .001 for SPs [β = .73] and drivers [β = .73]). Drivers' baseline DCS and SPs' post-intervention DCS were slighly correlated (β = .10; = .036). Higher decisional conflict about driving among older drivers is frequently shared by their SPs. Shared decisional conflict may persist beyond intervening to support decision-making about driving cessation.

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Conflict, Psychological

Decision Making

Family

Friends

Humans

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Title: Subtitle: Relationship of Decisional Conflict About Driving Habits Between Older Adult Drivers and Their Family Members and Close Friends
Creators: Nicole R Fowler - Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Rachel L Johnson - Colorado School of Public Health
Ryan Peterson - Colorado School of Public Health
Matthew W Schroeder - The Ohio State University
Faris Omeragic - University of Colorado Denver
Carolyn DiGuiseppi - Colorado School of Public Health
S Duke Han - University of Southern California
Linda Hill - University of California San Diego
Marian E Betz - University of Colorado Denver
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of applied gerontology, Vol.43(4), pp.454-464
DOI: 10.1177/07334648231211742
PMID: 38087851
PMCID: PMC10922263
NLM abbreviation: J Appl Gerontol
ISSN: 0733-4648
eISSN: 1552-4523
Grant note: P30 AG066530 / NIA NIH HHS R01 AG059613 / NIA NIH HHS UL1 TR002535 / NCATS NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 04/01/2024
Academic Unit: Biostatistics; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984914015902771

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