The CIHR Team on Older Person Driving Research (Candrive II): A five year longitudinal study of older Canadian drivers and the Ozcandrive Study

摘要

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Team in Driving in Older Persons(Candrive II) Research Program and the Ozcandrive study is a prospective, multicentrecohort study of older drivers age 70 and above where a total of 928 participants across 7Canadian sites have been recruited. The Ozcandrive study (age 75 and older) which islinked with the Candrive study has recruited 295 participants in Australia and NewZealand. The objective of this study is to develop a driving decision rule that will helphealth professionals identify older drivers at risk for driving. The methodology for this 5year study including assessment parameters and GPS data collection is described.