Assessment of insight and self-awareness in older drivers

Pachana, Nancy A. and Petriwskyj, Andrea M. (2006) Assessment of insight and self-awareness in older drivers. Clinical Gerontologist, 30 1: 23-38.

Author Pachana, Nancy A.
Petriwskyj, Andrea M.
Title Assessment of insight and self-awareness in older drivers
Journal name Clinical Gerontologist  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank C)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2006-10
Sub-type Review of research - research literature review (NOT book review
Volume number 30
Issue number 1
ISSN 0731-7115; 1545-2301
Start page 23
End page 38
Total pages 16
Place of publication Philadelphia, PA, United States
Publisher Routledge
Collection year 2006
Language eng
Subject 730203 Health related to ageing
170102 Developmental Psychology and Ageing
Formatted abstract Older drivers, particularly those with cognitive deficits related to dementia, are at increased risk of motor vehicle accidents. With the numbers of older drivers and potentially older drivers with early dementia rising worldwide, it is important to delineate factors which may put these groups at increased risk of an accident while driving.

One such factor is a lack of insight into their deficits often found in drivers with cognitive impairment. Intact insight and self-monitoring skills are important prerequisites for safe driving; loss of these abilities may signal the need to curtail or cease driving. There are several measures that attempt to assess the construct of insight; however, few have been used with older drivers.

We review the issues of self-awareness and driving, discuss characteristics of a selection of such measures potentially appropriate for older adults, and detail potential avenues for future research on insight inventories and driving. Use of such measures suggested in studies of driving in older populations may assist in identifying the drivers at increased risk for a motor vehicle accident.
Keyword Aging
driving
assessment
insight
Q-Index Code C1
Q-Index Status Confirmed Code
Institutional Status UQ

Document type: Journal Article
Sub-type: Review of research - research literature review (NOT book review
Collections: Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) - Collection
2007 Higher Education Research Data Collection
School of Psychology Publications
 
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