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Measures to Support Voluntary Retirement From Driving in J apanese Older People: Driving Is Not Just a Means of Transportation
Author(s) -
Mizuno Yoko,
Arai Yumiko
Publication year - 2012
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.1532-5415.2012.04234.x
Subject(s) - license , turnover , surrender , personal mobility , medicine , suicide prevention , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , marketing , business , environmental health , engineering , economics , management , pathology , telecommunications , archaeology , political science , law , history
start at a controlled lifestyle, especially with respect to diet, and this nutritional support was maintained even in cases of advanced AD. Consequently, they had a lower risk of cerebrovascular disease and benefited from nutritional support to the end. Nevertheless, it was not possible to determine precisely why these individuals with younger onset and longer duration did not develop other neurodegenerative diseases. There were no cases with an onset at the age of 70 in individuals with AD with VT. Individuals with earlier onset of VT might have severe risk factors that would affect their prognosis, and they might not survive long enough to develop AD. It was learned that onset age and disease duration have an inverse correlation in cases of AD without VT (Figure 1), which means that AD is not a life-threatening disease per se, but the later onset and longer duration of AD has meant that individuals can develop multiple complications, making the clinical diagnosis of AD difficult. Japan is a super-aging society, and dementia, such as AD, is increasing rapidly in the population aged 80 and older. The older the individuals, the greater the risk of developing multiple dementia complexes with unaccountable clinical features. This study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. The ethical committee of Fukushimura Hospital approved the study protocol, and written informed consent was obtained from all participants or their relatives (approval number 039; June 2, 2000).