The Decision Aid for Older Drivers aims to engage older drivers in conversations early and inform and support them when making decisions about whether to continue driving, modify driving routines or retire from driving.
Aged Dementia Health Education and Research at the University of Wollongong, together with Transport for NSW have released a new resource aimed at helping older drivers make informed decisions when it comes to driving.
The decision aid is the culmination of a partnership between older drivers, health professionals, academics, and health professionals from a diverse range of disciplines. A rigorous iterative co-design approach involved academic review; piloting; consultation with expert advisory groups; and reiterative revision based on feedback.
The decision aid will help older drivers consider:
A decision aid for older drivers. This decision aid is not suitable for use on a mobile phone.
The PDF interactive version will need to be saved to your personal computer before using. A PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat is required.
The printable resource is 60 pages single sided, or 30 pages double sided.
This resource was produced by ADHERe, a centre of interdisciplinary researchers generating evidence in gerontological studies. Their purpose is to transform the lives of older people and family carers using our evidence-based resources.
Meet the ADHERe team
We wish to thank older drivers, retired older drivers, optometrists, orthoptists, ophthalmologists, physiotherapists, general practitioners, general practice nurses, driver trained occupational therapists, geriatricians, family members of older drivers, road safety officers and transport industry representatives who provided their experiences and views on this topic or provided feedback on the draft resource.
