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Here are eight medical conditions and health factors that may affect your ability to drive safely. 

Three themes emerged from the data: perspectives on falling, driving = independence and freedom, and utilization and knowledge of resources. The role OT practitioners can play in addressing these areas will be reviewed.

Community mobility is essential for people meet their daily needs such as going to the grocery store, the pharmacy, the bank and medical appointments. 

NSC has great resources and infomration around distracted driving during the month of April. Take the safe-driving pledge

The Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for the First Half (January-June) of 2021 was released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and it reveals the biggest six-month increase ever seen in the history of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.

The study assessed the interaction between physical exertion and short-term memory performance when distractors were present or absent in younger and older adults. 

This research explores the behaviors and attitudes of elderly drivers regarding cell phone use while driving as well as the prevalence of specific modes of cell phone use including talking, texting, browsing the internet, and navigating.

Below are some conversation starters, tools, and resources to help you cope with changes in driving, safety, and retiring from driving.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results from an impact to the head that disrupts normal brain function. TBI may affect a person's cognitive abilities, including learning and thinking skills.

An 81-year-old man came for a routine visit with his wife, who mentioned that her husband has become more forgetful and confused and requires more assistance with his activities of daily living.