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Driving in Patients with Dementia
Author(s) -
LucasBlaustein Mary Jane,
Filipp Laura,
Dungan Cheryl,
Tune Larry
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1988.tb04394.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , outpatient clinic , psychiatry , gerontology , pediatrics , disease
These pilot data suggest that driving among individuals with incapacitating dementing illness may be an unrecognized, potentially serious problem. A simple 20‐item screening questionnaire was administered to 72 referrals to the Dementia Research (outpatient) Clinic of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Thirty percent of the patient sample had at least one accident since the onset of symptoms of dementia. An additional 11% were reported by caregivers to have “caused” accidents.