Pre-frailty in the elderly and the driver license test for motor vehicles
Objective: to investigate the association between the condition of physical pre-frailty in elderly people and the final results of the driver license test for motor vehicles. Methods: cross-sectional study carried out with 347elderly who underwent driver license tests. A questionnaire and tests were...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) |
| Repositório: | Rev Rene (Online) |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufc:article/20232 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/20232 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Frail Elderly Geriatric Nursing Physical Fitness Automobile Driver Examination Automobile Driving. |
| Resumo: | Objective: to investigate the association between the condition of physical pre-frailty in elderly people and the final results of the driver license test for motor vehicles. Methods: cross-sectional study carried out with 347elderly who underwent driver license tests. A questionnaire and tests were applied, and information on the result of the driver license test was collected. A descriptive statistical analysis and a non-parametric test were performed. Results: 163 (47.0%) were found to be pre-frail, 71 (43.6%) had reduced hand grip strength, 65(39.9%) had reduced level of physical activity and 62 (38.0%), reduced gait speed. The result of the driver test indicated 115 (70.6%) pre-frail elderly to be able to drive with restriction. Pre-frailty was not associated with the results of the driver license test (p = 0.744). Conclusion: although the pre-frail condition was frequent, there was no significant association with the result of the driver test. |
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